BANGKOK, Jan 15 (Bernama) -– Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today gave an
assurance that all public and tourist areas in the capital were safe, following
a United States warning of possible terrorist attacks here.
Ensuring the safety of tourists in the country, she told reporters during a
visit to Chiangmai that she had asked the authorities to continue monitoring the
situation closely.
She said she had also assigned the foreign ministry to explain the matter to
other countries so that the country''s tourism would not be affected.
The United States Embassy in Thailand, through its website on Friday, had
warned its citizens in this country that foreign terrorists could be currently
looking to conduct attacks against tourist areas in this capital in the near
future.
Few other countries, including Israel and Australia, have also issued travel
alerts.
Prior to the warning, Thai authorities arrested a 48-year-old Lebanese
terrorist suspect at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport here on Thursday as
he tried to leave the country.
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