Beijing
Thaksin orders blacklist for suspected terrorists group
www.chinaview.cn 2003-09-17 11:23

¡@¡@BANGKOK, Sept. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday instructed concerned government agencies to keep close watch of any group suspected of being involved in terrorists activities, local press reported on Wednesday.

¡@¡@He was quoted as telling the National Security Council and the Immigration Police Bureau to blacklist any foreign groups that useThai territory to plan attacks against their home countries.

¡@¡@Thailand would never allow any rebel group active on its land to plot against a foreign government, the prime minister reportedly said at the weekly cabinet meeting.

¡@¡@"The prime minister has instructed the authorities concerned tokeep a close watch on those kinds of groups and to blacklist them so that they can't enter Thai territory," The Nation quoted government spokesman Sita Divari as saying.

¡@¡@This was the Thai government's latest move in the fight againstterrorism.

¡@¡@Bangkok will hold the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in October, when world leaders from 21 economies would come here to attend the meeting. Enditem ¡@


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