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| Bangkok bomb suspects linked to southern insurgency |
| 2016-12-04 |
| [Khaosod] Three men nabbed for plotting bomb attacks in Bangkok were involved in the southern separatist movement, according to senior police officer. Talmisi Tohtalyon, Mubarih Gana, and Abdullasir Suekachi are accused of plotting bomb attacks in tourist and residential areas of Bangkok, accusations they "half-confessed to, half-denied," said Bangkok police commander Chayapol Chatchaidej. All three suspects are natives of the southern border provinces. Chayapol said they were linked to the southern insurgency. He said, "Yes, they are. They have a history of staging attacks. They also admitted it to us." Chayapol echoed deputy police commissioner Srivara Ransibrahmanakul, who said Wednesday the three were involved in previous incidents in the far South, including a 2012 shooting that killed a local teacher and a 2015 bomb attack. General Srivara said intelligence agencies discovered that the three men were in Bangkok between September and October to plan attacks before returning to Narathiwat province. The military subsequently detained them and turned them over to police Tuesday. Chayapol said that the Talmisi, Mubarih and Abdullasir confessed to amassing bomb making equipment in several apartments in Bangkok, but denied that they were plotting an attack as claimed by police. |
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