Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s
National Security Council)
Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 6 July 2025
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies
The Thai security forces foiled in June 2025, a terror plot in popular tourist sites in Phuket and Krabi. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has increased security and reassured tourists about safety.[ Thai Police arrested two suspects believed to have placed bombs at tourist spots in Phuket on June 24,2025.]
Thai media reported that a car travelling from Songkhla to Phuket was stopped in Phang Nga, where police found a homemade time bomb and arrested two suspects. Their capture led to the successful disruption of multiple bombing plots in Phuket..... Read more