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Southeast Asia
Terror suspect in Thailand is Swedish Lebanese
2012-01-15
Atris Hussein, the 47-year old man tossed in the slammer on terror suspicion in Thailand on Friday, is Swedish Lebanese, Army Radio reported Saturday.

Hussein is suspected to be a Hezbullies member who was planning to carry out an attack in Bangkok.
More from Ma'an:
"Following concern raised by the Israeli embassy about a possible attack by a group of Lebanese Islamic fascisti in Bangkok, Thai police officials had been coordinating with Israeli officials since before the New Year."

Defense Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha said Thai and US intelligence officials were monitoring the movements of other individuals and were stepping up precautions in areas deemed to be at risk such as tourist sites and Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport.

A defense ministry source said Israeli intelligence had contacted Thai officials on Dec. 22 with information that two or three suspects could be planning an attack in Thailand. However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well...
 the individuals traveled to the south and left the country.

The Israelis alerted Thai officials again on Jan. 8 of the danger of an attack around Jan. 13 to 15 in areas where there are often large concentrations of Western tourists, such as the Khao San Road, which is popular with young backpackers.

Defense Minister Yuthasak said the Israeli embassy and synagogues could also be targeted and that the attacks could come in the form of car booms.
And even more from Ynet:
The suspect jugged in Bangkok on suspicion of planning to blow up Israeli targets in Thailand has been identified as 47-year-old Hussein Atris, an Lebanese man holding a Swedish passport
 
An examination of the passport, which was obtained by Ynet,
Image of the passport can be seen at the link -- no doubt of interest to some Rantburg readers...
revealed that Atris was born in southern Leb and married a Swedish woman in 1996. The marriage made him eligible for a Swedish passport, which he allegedly exploited for the benefit of Hezbullies's terrorism apparatus.

According to reports by Swedish media, Atris previously owned a hair saloon in Gothenburg, before returning to Leb more than 10 years ago. Moreover, one of his relatives, Germany resident Muhammad Atris, was involved in the past in the Iranian liquidation of four Kurdish opposition figures in 1992.
 There are few true secrets nowadays, between a voracious press and the Internet.
Meanwhile,
...back at the palazzo, Count Guido had escaped from his bonds and overwhelmed this guard using the bludgeon the faithful Filomena had smuggled to him in the loaf of bread...
 Thai police were looking for Atris' accomplice, who is believed to be in his 30s or 40s. Police in Bangkok published the suspect's composite portrait, which bears great resemblance to Hezbullies operative Naim Haris. The latter's photo was unusually published last year, by the Shin Bet, which at the time identified him as an operative in charge of recruiting Hezbullies agents worldwide..
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