Prawit Wongsuwon

Jihad in Thailand’s deep south?

On 24 September, a Thai student, who has not been identified, was taken into custody by Egyptian authorities in Cairo following the circulation of an online video clip that showed him voicing support for an “Islamic revolution” in an interview. According to the Thai embassy in Cairo, photos allegedly linked to the Islamic State (IS) had also been discovered on his mobile phone.The student was a resident of Yala in Thailand’s insurgency-torn deep south.

6 October 2019
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