"Sept. 29, 2009 -- YARANG, THAILAND: A Thai soldier turns away after seeing the results of a mysterious explosion in an elementary school office in rural Pattani province, Sept. 29. Muslim militants frequently target schools because they claim the public schools are a symbol of the Bangkok government. No one was hurt in the explosion and the official cause of the blast was undetermined.  Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called ""restive"" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press"
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