Hambali, the captured leader of Al Qaeda’s southeast Asian operations, has denied reports he planned to bomb a 21-nation summit in Bangkok to be attended by US President George W Bush, The Australian newspaper reported Thursday.
The paper, quoting an Asian intelligence officer who has questioned Hambali since his capture in Thailand last week, said the militant was plotting instead to bomb foreign embassies and other targets in Bangkok.
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Thai officials earlier said Hambali had been planning an attack on the October summit meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group, APEC. And US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said at the weekend that there were still concerns Hambali’s group could target the summit. But the officer quoted by The Australian said Hambali denied this. |