Post by Soutpeel on Apr 9, 2016 10:50:22 GMT 7
Uighur, Chechen Militants in Thailand to Stage Attacks, Memo Warns
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter
BANGKOK — Four militants – two from Turkey and two from Russia – are plotting terror attacks on foreign interests in Thailand and the region, a leaked intelligence warning claims.
The memo, issued by Surat Thani’s governor to local police, identified the two Turkish men by name as Uighurs and the two Russians as Chechens in a threat warning originally issued by the kingdom’s intelligence information agency, the National Intelligence Coordinating Center. Police chief Chakthip Chaijinda on Friday said the warning was real.
“I have been proceeding with this matter in secret for a week now,” Gen. Chakthip said. “I don’t know how this news got out.”
According to the memo, two Uighur men who go by the names Ali Yalcin Egin and Hidayet Dorsun entered Thailand via Phuket on March 23. The pair “may stage attacks on Chinese targets and interests in Southeast Asia,” the memo said.
The two unidentified Chechens, it said, are plotting to attack Russian targets and interests in Thailand.
The memo concluded by saying that the potential attacks may take place either on Phuket or Samui islands, and urged local police to step up security measures around crowded places and transportation hubs.
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By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter
BANGKOK — Four militants – two from Turkey and two from Russia – are plotting terror attacks on foreign interests in Thailand and the region, a leaked intelligence warning claims.
The memo, issued by Surat Thani’s governor to local police, identified the two Turkish men by name as Uighurs and the two Russians as Chechens in a threat warning originally issued by the kingdom’s intelligence information agency, the National Intelligence Coordinating Center. Police chief Chakthip Chaijinda on Friday said the warning was real.
“I have been proceeding with this matter in secret for a week now,” Gen. Chakthip said. “I don’t know how this news got out.”
According to the memo, two Uighur men who go by the names Ali Yalcin Egin and Hidayet Dorsun entered Thailand via Phuket on March 23. The pair “may stage attacks on Chinese targets and interests in Southeast Asia,” the memo said.
The two unidentified Chechens, it said, are plotting to attack Russian targets and interests in Thailand.
The memo concluded by saying that the potential attacks may take place either on Phuket or Samui islands, and urged local police to step up security measures around crowded places and transportation hubs.
www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1460112616&typecate=06§ion=
