BANGKOK—Thai police have received a warning from Russia’s state security agency that 10 Syrians who may be linked to the Islamic State group could stage attacks in Thailand on targets associated with Russia and others opposed to the militants, officials said Friday.
National police deputy spokesman Col. Songpol Wattanachai confirmed the authenticity of a leaked police memo mentioning the intelligence warning. He told reporters that the information has not been verified.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for bringing down a Russian jetliner over Egypt’s Sinai region in October, describing it as retaliation for Russian airstrikes in Syria.
The Thai capital was the target of a bombing in August that killed 20 people, but it has been linked to militants from China’s Muslim Uighur minority.
There have been few signs of IS activity in Thailand, though the group actively recruits volunteers from its Southeast Asian neighbors Malaysia and Indonesia — which are predominantly Muslim — to fight in Syria and Iraq.
