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Fri Dec 4, 2015, 05:11 AM Dec 2015

Thailand warned by Russia IS militants 'have entered' the kingdom

Source: AFP

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

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 Thursday.

It said Moscow's Federal Security Service (FSB) has told Thai police that the group of Syrians entered the country between October 15 and 31 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.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/thailand-warned-russia-militants-entered-kingdom-070709830.html?nf=1

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