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bp: Burmese troops free six Thais
- Subject: bp: Burmese troops free six Thais
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1998 04:24:00
August 9, 1998
BORDER
Burmese troops free
six Thais
But fate of four other Karens still
unknown
Tak
Six Thais have been released by Burmese troops while another four
Karen villagers remain in custody, local authorities said yesterday.
The villagers said they had been held at an operational base near Ta
Wah Camp opposite Ban Tha Song Yang and were forced to help
evacuate Burmese soldiers injured during a clash with Karen rebels on
Wednesday.
However, the fate of the other four Karens is unknown, authorities
said.
They were arrested in the early hours of Friday morning when they
crossed the border to fetch wild plants in Burmese territory.
In a separate case, a villager was arrested yesterday on suspicion of
collaborating with a group of armed men in robbing a Thai village last
week.
Daeng Saengsawat has been charged with possession of firearms after
police found a M-26 hand grenade at his house.
Police said they have yet to investigate if the suspect collaborated with
a group of heavily-armed men in robbing the village.