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Iranians said to target Israelis

Thai police cite 3 in bomb plot

By Jocelyn Gecker and Thanyarat Doksone

 |  Associated Press  

  February 17, 2012

Three Iranians detained after accidentally setting off explosives in Bangkok were planning to attack Israeli diplomats, Thailand’s top policeman said yesterday in the first confirmation by local officials that the group was plotting attacks in Thailand. Israel has strongly accused Iran of being behind the botched plot, a bombing in India and an attempted bombing in the former Soviet republic of Georgia this week, which Iran has denied.

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