BANGKOK, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Thai police said they have been instructed to step up security measures following an intelligence report of possible bomb attacks in Bangkok and its outskirts late October.
There was some information that pointed to a possibility that a group may try to stage car-bomb attacks in three spots around Bangkok and its suburbs between Oct. 25 and 30, said deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul to reporters after after chairing an urgent meeting with police officers, adding that tourist attractions and parking lots of department stores may be their targets.
According to him, the group is from the three southernmost provinces of Thailand, namely Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat.
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