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New terror campaign plot for southern Thailand
 Thai security agencies are on full alert after a report that nine members of a southern separatist group met in Malaysia recently to plan a series of attacks in the far South. According to an anonymous source, Masae Useng, leader of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), held talks with eight core members at a mosque in Pasemas of Kelantan state recently to plot simultaneous terror attacks.The source said the group planned to use militants from the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) to carry out the plot. About 150 militants, 50 in each of three provinces, would be deployed to carry out gun and bomb attacks. The militant threat follows last week's bombing in Yala's Betong district that killed two people and injured 52 others. Col Noppadon Watcharajitbaworn, commander of 33rd Ranger Task Force, said his unit would boost border area patrols in Betong district to prevent insurgents, who are thought to have fled into Malaysia after the Betong attack, to return. Meanwhile, authorities detained three people on Wednesday for questioning in connection with the insurgency. In Pattani's Sai Buri district, security forces sealed off two locations in search for suspects. Ahama Madeng and Brohan Majae were captured in the operations. Both of them were wanted on arrest warrants for alleged involvement in violent unrest. In another operation in Nong Chik district, authorities nabbed suspect Hasan Satae for questioning after an initial examination showed traces of explosives on his body. Mr Hasan is a known associate of Seri Mamu, who plotted an attack on a base in Songkhla's Thepa district several years ago. Mr Seri is still at large. A manhunt is still on for a group of militants who killed a policeman and clashed with soldiers on Monday. The brief clash left three militants dead. Posted by: ryuge 2014-08-01 |
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