Thailand's intelligence services launched a manhunt Friday for a
Hezbollah operative who is part of a terror cell planning attacks on
Israeli and Jewish targets in Bangkok. The Counter-Terrorism Bureau
has issued a warning to Israelis to stay away from the Thai capital,
and advised those already in Bangkok to avoid areas commonly
frequented by Israelis. The attack is expected sometime ahead of
February 12 - the anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah
operations chief Imad Mughniyeh. On December 22 Israel informed the
Thai authorities that three Hezbollah operatives had entered the
country in order to perpetrate terror attacks. Despite the recent
arrest of the first suspect, the terror warning is still in force.
Thai sources said that during his questioning, the detained Hezbollah
operative confessed that a terror squad was intending to launch an
attack on Israeli targets, including places where Israelis stay. Three
members of the terror cell are Lebanese citizens who also hold Swedish
passports, and who visited Thailand a few times in recent months.



