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Govt to buy new weapons
THE Cabinet has approved a 2.8-billion baht ($66.9 million) budget for new weapons, including seven helicopters, as it faces an increasing challenge from a Muslim insurgency in its southernmost provinces, a government spokesman said yesterday.
News of the planned purchases over three years came as police said yesterday that suspected Muslim insurgents shot dead five people. The victims were the latest in the continuing violence in the Muslim majority provinces, which has claimed more than 890......
