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Six killed in Thai protests

BANGKOK, OCT. 25. Security forces fired shots in the air and used water cannons and tear gas to disperse about 2,000 angry Muslim youths rioting in Thailand's troubled south on Monday, leaving at least six persons dead and 12 injured, an official said.

A protest to demand the release of six detained security guards turned violent earlier today, with demonstrators hurling rocks at a police station in Narathiwat province's Takbai district. The rioters then tried to storm the building and a nearby district office. — AP

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