Muslim insurgents in Yala province ambushed a van, drug the passengers and shot all 9 passengers in the head, including 4 women and 2 children. To counter the rise in the Muslim insurgency, Thai security forces will distribute amulets, which serve as a spiritual talisman, to over 300,000 Buddhists. Thailand conducted a massive origami air drop in the south in 2004 in an attempt to quell the violence.
