(Photo by Waedao Harai)Security agencies are looking to verify whether an armed man suspected of connections with the Islamic State fled to southern Thailand after Malaysian authorities arrested six of his colleagues. If it concerned Thailand, authorities here would seek either extradition or joint interrogation of the suspects, Gen Prayut said. The army had also asked Malaysian authorities about the matter, he said. He gave an assurance that the Islamic State was not involved in the unrest in the far South. and was identified as a 27-year-old man from the Malaysian State of Kelantan.

Source: Bangkok Post May 03, 2017 10:07 UTC