FBI terrorism ranking 'a misunderstanding'
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A ranking by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that placed Thailand as the No 1 most likely country in Asia and fifth in the world to be hit by terrorist attack was the result of "a misunderstanding". A military attache with the US Embassy has apolog
The Army chief said he sent word to a FBI-hosted meeting on the issue in Brunei, seeking clarification about the ranking. A military staffer from the US Embassy in Thailand who was present at the session explained that it was “a misunderstanding” and apologised.
“There will be further discussions over the FBI listing and the security issues related to the insurgency in the South between Thai and US authorities,” Prayuth said.
Prayuth explained that the criteria used for the FBI ranking might not be taking into account the uniqueness of the situation in the South. Although the number of casualties is large and the incidences of violence have been frequent over the past nine years of the insurgency, the attacks have been limited to a specific region and have never widened, Prayuth said.
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