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news from 12.02.2001, which alarmed us Mae Sai evacuated as shells hit town-but what about the street children? Thai artillery retaliated against Burmese army gun emplacements across the border after mortar shells and stray bullets rained on Mae Sai town last Sunday, killing two people and wounding 15 others.The townspeople were evacuated, More than 1,000 soldiers backed by armoured personnel carriers and helicopter gunships moved in to secure the border. |
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what about their families living on the Burmese side and those street children,
who stayed in Burma overnight? The border is closed, on the Burmese side
there were many casualties and food is becoming more and more expensive.
The street childrens families are akkha, a ethnic minority who suffers persecution
by the Burmese Regime and is fighting every day to survive. The evacuation
and the increase of food prices hits them very hard.As always it is the
weak, discriminated, persecuted and the children, who are the victims of
this armed conflict. All-clear after the first shock ( February 18th 2001) |
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