Thai Buddhist monks walk near Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, as Buddhist monks, mourners, activists and others gathered Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the darkest days in Thailand’s history, when police killed scores of university students at a peaceful protest, and ghoulish vigilantes defiled the dead. (Sakchai Lalit/Associated Press)BANGKOK — Buddhist monks, survivors, mourners and activists gathered Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the darkest days in Thailand’s history, when police killed scores of university students at a peaceful protest, and vigilantes defiled the dead. Wong was supposed to speak at Chulalongkorn, which this year joined Thammasat for the first time in marking the anniversary. The rector of Thammasat, Somkit Lertpaithoon, said the university teaches its students about the violence and even has survivors on its staff. “The massacre is still of interest 40 years after the fact because it remains officially unresolved.

Source: Washington Post October 06, 2016 00:50 UTC