Monks in Narathiwat stop asking alms
Monks in Narathiwat will stop asking for alms in the morning following series of attacks on monks until the situations return to normal, a senior monk in the province said Saturday.
The decision was made in a meeting of senior monks in the province on Friday, said Prakru Papassorn Sirikhun, abbot of Kao Kong Temple.In recent months, monks and soldiers protecting monks became targets of attacks by suspected militants. Last month, the militants attacked monks who were asking alms in the morning, killing two soldiers and injuring five monks. The abbot said that the meeting decided to stop their morning activities partly because they were informed by intelligence units that more attacks on them are expected in the coming days. The militants would also forced Thai Buddhists to run away from the province for fearing of their safety. "We will review the decision when the situation returns to normal. For now people should go to their nearest temples," he said. Following the series of violence, a number of monks in the province have reduced from 300 to 100, he said.
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