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Thai Soldier's Deadly Rampage Reveals Security Lapses

Associated Press

   NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND - It's still unclear how a Thai soldier
   managed to steal heavy weapons from an army base which he then used to
   kill 29 people and hold off security forces for almost 16 hours while
   he was holed up in a popular shopping mall.

   That he could is less surprising, say experts in military matters.

   The question has a special sting because the country's tough-talking
   army commander just a few weeks ago gave a high-profile interview in
   which he said he had ordered all army units to take care of their
   weaponry.

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