BANGKOK: Terror suspects had planned to bomb several western embassies in Thailand during the Apec Summit when leaders from 21 nations gather here in October, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday.
He said the information was based on the written confession of alleged Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror network member Arifin Ali of Singapore, who was arrested in Bangkok in May and handed over to Singaporean authorities.
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