Friday, January 13, 2012

US warns of possible terrorist threat in Bangkok

Friday, January 13, 2012
AFP

The US embassy in Bangkok has warned of a possible terrorist threat against tourists in the Thai capital, urging its citizens to exercise caution in areas popular with foreigners.

"Foreign terrorists may be currently looking to conduct attacks against tourist areas in Bangkok in the near future," it said in an emergency message posted on its website on Friday.

"US citizens are urged to exercise caution when visiting public areas where large groups of Western tourists gather in Bangkok," it added.

The Thai government said that it had been informed by the United States that a pair of suspected Muslim "terrorists" had entered the kingdom.


"The US contacted us last night about two terrorists who entered Thailand and plan terrorist activities," Thai Defence Minister General Yutthasak Sasiprapha told AFP.

"Our intelligence officials are working closely with the US and following the terrorists' movements closely. I believe we will arrest them tonight," he added. "For Thai citizen, there is no need to announce any warning because it will cause panic and will affect our tourism."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Islamic phobia. We are "peace" loving religion! Bangkok needs another good spanking from Allah.

Anonymous said...

IS THERE ANY CHISTIAN or BUDDHIST SUICIDE BOMBER , IN ASIA ?

Anonymous said...

We need Hinduism back in srok khmer so we can have a glory days like those of our ancestor the Great Khmer Empire