On January 24, 2000, a renegade ethnic group from Myanmar, known as ‘God’s Army’, led by two 12-year old twins said to possess ‘mystical powers’, Luther and Johnny Htoo, took 700 people hostage for 24-hours at a hospital in Ratchaburi, Thailand. The hostage-takers demanded doctors treat wounded colleagues at their mountain base. All hostages were later freed during a military operation carried out by Thai commandos on the morning of January 25, 2000. It later transpired that three of 10 guerrillas killed in the rescue Continue reading →