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But here is something interesting about the crazies in Thailand...
From Reuters Alertnet:
South Thai tensions put Bangkok at risk, says expert
05 Jan 2006 12:14:14 GMT
SINGAPORE, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A Singapore-based security expert has warned that Bangkok could face a terrorist attack within a year as tension rises between Muslim and Buddhist communities in Thailand's south.
Rohan Gunaratna, a security analyst at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) in Singapore, also told a conference on Thursday that Iraq had become the new epicentre of jihad, or Islamic holy war, inspiring a new generation of terrorists around the world.
Asian leaders have put terrorism high on their list of security concerns following bomb attacks in Bali, Madrid and London, as well as outbreaks of violence in the south of Thailand where 80 percent of the population is Muslim.
"We believe that the threat of terrorism is growing at a very serious pace, and that it is just a question of time before they attack Bangkok," Gunaratna, who heads a terrorism research unit at IDSS, told reporters on the sidelines of the conference.
He said Thailand's government needs to expand its intelligence network, engage Thailand's Muslim political leadership and work with neighbouring Malaysia to stop the spread of cross-border terrorism.
"If they don't do that, our assessment is that terrorists will attack Bangkok before the end of the year," he said.
Suspected Muslim militants killed two village officials in the south of Thailand this week. The deaths marked the second anniversary of the start of the insurgency, in which more than 1,000 people have died.
An attack on the Thai capital, which has a population of about 10 million, would have major economic implications for the country, said Sidney Jones, Southeast Asia Project Director for the International Crisis Group, who also spoke at the conference.
But here is something interesting about the crazies in Thailand...
From Reuters Alertnet:
South Thai tensions put Bangkok at risk, says expert
05 Jan 2006 12:14:14 GMT
SINGAPORE, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A Singapore-based security expert has warned that Bangkok could face a terrorist attack within a year as tension rises between Muslim and Buddhist communities in Thailand's south.
Rohan Gunaratna, a security analyst at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) in Singapore, also told a conference on Thursday that Iraq had become the new epicentre of jihad, or Islamic holy war, inspiring a new generation of terrorists around the world.
Asian leaders have put terrorism high on their list of security concerns following bomb attacks in Bali, Madrid and London, as well as outbreaks of violence in the south of Thailand where 80 percent of the population is Muslim.
"We believe that the threat of terrorism is growing at a very serious pace, and that it is just a question of time before they attack Bangkok," Gunaratna, who heads a terrorism research unit at IDSS, told reporters on the sidelines of the conference.
He said Thailand's government needs to expand its intelligence network, engage Thailand's Muslim political leadership and work with neighbouring Malaysia to stop the spread of cross-border terrorism.
"If they don't do that, our assessment is that terrorists will attack Bangkok before the end of the year," he said.
Suspected Muslim militants killed two village officials in the south of Thailand this week. The deaths marked the second anniversary of the start of the insurgency, in which more than 1,000 people have died.
An attack on the Thai capital, which has a population of about 10 million, would have major economic implications for the country, said Sidney Jones, Southeast Asia Project Director for the International Crisis Group, who also spoke at the conference.
   
I think I've missed my connection on ATS this morning ! seems they don't speak about lb's here .
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