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Old Mar 14, 2015, 10:26 pm
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Originally Posted by transpac
Bid to allay fears over rumours of attacks

THE SUNDAY NATION March 15, 2015 1:00 am

Authorities closely monitoriong situation; Security stepped up at key locations around the country

POLICE and the military yesterday attempted to allay public fears of possible violent attacks throughout the country today, as had been claimed by arrested bomber suspects.

Colonel Winthai Suvari, spokesman for the National Council for Peace and Order, said that both the military and police officers had been closely monitoring the situation. He said security measures had been stepped up at many key locations.

"The public members should rest assured that the authorities have sufficient measures to deal with the situation," the spokesman said.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nati...-30256039.html

It's pretty much against various laws (Martial, Defamation, Lese Majeste, et al.) to discuss anything here except for the weather, so gossip/rumor unfortunately rules the day.
Similar article in the BKK Post with additional detail. I'm not sure how much of this I'm buying and how much is the military preparing a justification to crack down.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/secu...ver-bomb-scare
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