Jihadists creating havoc in Thailand

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Muslims, no matter which country they invade and become citizens of, once they get to that magic percentage,  all hell breaks loose and infidels die in the streets at the hands of these murderers.

You think our politicians are so hopelessly dumb that they don't know what happens when these Muslim immigrants reach that magic number?   Yes ... it's better to think that they are that dumb, because the alternative would give rise to an unforgiving and unthinkable thought.

Thailand's military says its troops have  killed at least 17 militants who stormed a base in the violence-hit south of the country.

The attack took place early on Wednesday in Narathiwat province, near the border with Malaysia.

No military casualties were reported in the attack, which the Thai army said had involved dozens of militants.

Thailand's three southernmost provinces have been plagued by unrest in recent years.

More than 5,000 people have been killed since a decades-old separatist campaign reignited in the Muslim-majority region in 2004.

Separatists carry out regular attacks, usually roadside bombings or drive-by shootings.

This attack is one of the biggest in recent years.

"What we know so far is at least 60 armed insurgents opened fire at our marine base in Bacho at around 01:30 this morning and 17 of them were killed," Lt-Gen Paradorn Pattanathabutr, secretary-general of the National Security Council of Thailand, told Reuters news agency.

Soldiers at the base were tipped off by locals ahead of the attack, another military official said......