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| The terror suspect. Photo: AP |
The Sydney Morning Herald
BANGKOK. Amid public warnings from the US and Israel of a possible terrorist attack, Thai officials have arrested a Lebanese man in connection with a plot to strike tourists in Bangkok.
Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said the arrest came after weeks of work with Israel that began with a tip in late December.
He said Israel had informed Thai officials that ''a group of people who appear to be from the Lebanese group Hezbollah'' were planning to strike tourist sites in Bangkok in mid-January.
In Beirut, a Hezbollah official, Ghaleb Abu Zainab, rejected the Thai account, saying the arrested man ''is not one of Hezbollah's members''.
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