Sweeping Bangkok Terror Raids Prompt Fears of Secret Detentions

BANGKOK — A civil rights watchdog called on the military government Thursday to say how many people were arrested during a counterterrorism operation in the capital on Tuesday.

Police said Thursday that 10 people were being held by the military in connection with a plot to bomb Suvarnabhumi Airport and other landmarks, but a regional coordinator for Human Rights Watch said the number could be as high as 33.

Full story: khaosodenglish.com

By Teeranai Charuvastra

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