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Police escort Atris Hussein, a Lebanese man suspected of planning ...
Jan 17th, 2012
(Reuters) - Police escort Atris Hussein, a Lebanese man suspected of planning an attack, to the criminal court to extend his detention in Bangkok January 17, 2012. Thai police discovered bomb-making materials after the detention of a Lebanese man suspected of planning an attack, but the prime minister insisted on Monday that everything was under control. Hussein has been charged with the illegal possession of controlled chemical substance ammonium nitrate. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW) -
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