http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-04/islamic-state-militants-have-entered-thailand-russia-warns/7003900

Moscow's top intelligence agency has warned that 10 Syrians linked to the Islamic State group have entered Thailand to target Russians, the kingdom's police say.

A leaked letter, marked "top secret" and "urgent" and signed by the deputy head of Thailand's special branch, was widely circulated in local media late on Thursday.

It said Moscow's Federal Security Service (FSB) had told Thai police that the group of Syrians entered the country between October 15 and 31 potentially to target Russian interests.

"They [the Syrians] travelled separately. Four went to Pattaya, two to Phuket, two to Bangkok and the other two to [an] unknown location," the letter said, citing information from the FSB.

"Their purpose is to create bad incidents to affect Russians and Russia's alliance with Thailand."

The letter did not name the suspects.

More than 1.6 million Russian tourists visited Thailand in 2014, the largest number from European nations. Arrivals from Russia spike during the Christmas and New Year holiday season.

IMO ISIS is sewing the seeds of their own defeat....Uniting the world against them will see them becoming more isolated and fractured....When you poke the Bear it will get angry!!!

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They're threatening to attack Walking Street night markets in Bangkok, busy, busy, packed with tourists and locals, now if you had half a brain you would stay well away.

I feel sorry for the stall holders.

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Dec 5^th, 2015 at 7:37am:

They're threatening to attack Walking Street night markets in Bangkok, busy, busy, packed with tourists and locals, now if you had half a brain you would stay well away. I feel sorry for the stall holders.

It could be a fake threat designed to cause fear and economic harm:


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On Friday police were urging members of the public to remain calm over the alleged terrorist threat. Metropolitan police commissioner Pol Lt Gen Sanit Mahatavorn said on Friday it was still unclear if the leaked memo was genuine and said that a forged document of this kind could have been made public in order to try and incite public disorder and harm the Thai economy.