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| | Tourists Warned by Muslim Separatist Group to Avoid Southern Thailand |
 | | The warning was posted on the web site of the Patani United Liberation Organisation, and attributed to Bersatu, otherwise known as the United Front for the Independence of Pattani. |
 | | "Persons who plan to visit Thailand now are warned not to travel to Patani Raya Region (Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Satun, Songkhla) and the neighbour provinces (Phuket, Phangnga, Krabi and Phatthalung)," said the statement, addressed to "Dear People of the World". |
 | | According to Globalsecurity.org, Bersatu was formed to unify splinter terrorist groups fighting for the independence of the southern provinces, where Muslims make up the majority of the population. |
| www.globalsecurity.org /org/news/2004/040430-thailand-violence.htm (814 words) |
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