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Schools targeted in southern Thailand

Muslim separatists have been blamed for killing of more than 100 teachers in last eight years.
Last Modified: 04 Dec 2012 03:32

Teachers in southern Thailand have returned to work after security was ramped up across the region.

Hundreds of schools had been closed for almost a week after a female principal was murdered. Her death is the latest in a series of attacks blamed on separatists fighting for an Islamic state.

Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Pattani in southern Thailand.

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