And Tuesday's motorcycle bomb not only took the lives of Mayeng and Mitra. More than 500 Islamic religious leaders, local officials, teachers, schoolchildren and local residents attended prayers held Wednesday at Ban Taba School in memory of those killed in the blast. After the prayers, they paraded through the community and called on local residents to join in condemning the attack. Tak Bai students joined a mosque-led demonstration on Wednesday condemning the bombing and demanding an end to violence. However, he noted that local residents, though not happy with the civilian deaths, would eventually blame the heavy military presence in the region.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2016 21:56 UTC