Krue Se Mosque

The Krue Se Mosque ( Thai: มัสยิด ก รือ เซะ - Masyid Krue -Se, Malay: Masjid Kerisek ) is a major mosque in the Thai province of Pattani. It is located in the district ( Amphoe ) Mueang Pattani, about 5 km east of the Ortsausgangs of Pattani directly on the National Road 42

The construction of the mosque was started in 1583. The building was never completed, because there was a dispute between the Sultan of Pattani and his brother. The present building dates from the 18th century. The mosque has European and Asian construction characteristics.

The mosque was made famous by the Krue Se massacre. 32 suspected Muslim rebels were killed when the Thai military stormed the mosque after a seven-hour siege on 28 April 2004. Despite an otherwise command of the former head of Homeland Security Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh was General Panlop Pinmanee, the then head of the "Southern Peace Enhancement Center " militarily against the old 15-20 year reign opponent before that, after a demonstration in the ten police stations were attacked, had taken refuge in the mosque. The Krue Se massacre was the catalyst for an armed rebellion in the southern Muslim part of Thailand, which continues today. After the incident, had to resign Panlop Pinmanee from his position as head of the Southern Peace Enhancement Center. The involved unit of the Internal Security Operations Command ( ISOC) was dissolved. The then Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that there had been with the rebels to drug dealers and criminals, while a government commission found that the military had overreacted.