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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1030562/posts "Islamic Terrorist [JI] duo plotted to kidnap foreign envoys
Straits Times"
Posted on 11/28/2003 9:24 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Their aim was to secure the release of arrested members of the terrorist group in Singapore, police colonel says at trial
BANGKOK - The alleged Singaporean ringleader of a terror group discussed with a Thai Muslim, on trial for terrorist activities in Thailand, a plot to kidnap foreign ambassadors and bomb embassies, a policeman testified yesterday.
Police Colonel Pirapong Duangamporn told the Bangkok Criminal Court that the Singaporean, Arifin Ali, confessed while in police custody in the city-state to discussing the plan with Samarn Wae-kaji.
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The aim was to secure the release of arrested members of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist group in Singapore, Col Pirapong said.
'Arifin said they had to threaten the embassies of the United States, Israel and Singapore to bargain for the release of JI members,' he said.
In addition to plotting the bombings of embassies, they also spoke about kidnapping ambassadors or businessmen from the US and Israel and possibly killing them afterwards, he added.
Thai police arrested Arifin, also known as John Wong Ah Hung, in May and deported him to Singapore.
A month later, three Thai Muslims were arrested. Samarn surrendered to the authorities in July."