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Southeast Asia
Abu Zainab Denies Thailand Arrested Hizbullah Operative
2012-01-14
[An Nahar] Thai authorities said Friday they had jugged a Lebanese man with suspected links to Hizbullah, after the United States warned of a terrorist threat against tourists in the kingdom.

Hizbullah politburo member Ghaleb Abu Zainab denied the arrest.
"Didn't happen. Wudn't us. Figment of your imagination. Pish and tosh, sirrah!" (The gentleman is clearly multilingual.)
"Foreign hard boyz may be currently looking to conduct attacks against tourist areas in Bangkok in the near future," the U.S. embassy in Bangkok said in an emergency message posted on its website.

"U.S. citizens are urged to exercise caution when visiting public areas where large groups of Western tourists gather in Bangkok."

A Thai senior intelligence officer said that the kingdom had been informed before the New Year by Israel of a possible threat.
They believe Israel rather than Hizb'allah? How odd.
The suspect was jugged Thursday while another man had already decamped the country, he said.

Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung told Agence La Belle France Presse by telephone that the jugged suspect was being questioned by the Thai authorities.
And his cell phone -- those are always fun to explore. Be sure to double check it against the phone lists Israel has in file...
"We already have one suspect in jug for interrogation at a government building in Bangkok. He is a Hizbullah from Leb," he said.

"I want to assure people that there is nothing to worry about. The police will take care of the situation and everything will be under control."

"Israel was suspicious that these two men might be terrorists, so they gave information, including their names, to our police before the New Year," the senior intelligence officer said.

The suspect has denied involvement in any terrorist activities, he added.

"These two men entered Thailand a while ago but did not conduct any terrorist activity. I wonder why Israel was suspicious about them."

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra also told news hounds that authorities in the kingdom had the current situation under control.

"I would like to tell our people and tourists that there is nothing to worry about," she said.

"These two men entered Thailand a while ago but did not conduct any terrorist activity. I wonder why Israel was suspicious about them."

Israel would not confirm or deny a role in the arrest.

"Israel does not comment on security issues," foreign ministry front man Yigal Palmor said.
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