Thais ‘at risk’ in 2 countries

Thai people living or traveling abroad have been forewarned by the Thai diplomats in France and Morocco to stay away from crowded public areas and unneeded trips into tourist areas due to the increased risk of a terrorist attack connected with the Israel-Hamas war.

These locations are thought to be more vulnerable to such an assault, should it happen.

All Thais currently living in Africa were urged to exercise more caution and try to avoid congested places when leaving by the Royal Thai Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday.

According to a statement posted on the ministry’s Facebook account, the warning is for the coming year and includes not only locations in Morocco but likewise Tunisia and Mauritania.

The consulate cited media reports of potential gatherings related to the anticipated Israel-Hamas conflict in these three nations as a factor that might increase the likelihood of additional criminal activity.

The Royal Thai Embassy in Paris issued a similar notice yesterday in response to this one. It was meant for all Thai nationals who resided in France and traveled there.

The alert came after the French government decided to issue the nation’s highest level of counter-terrorism notice in response to an attacker who fatally stabbed a professor and critically injured two others on Friday in Arras, north France.

According to French officials, the Israel-Hamas conflict is connected to the university attack.

Following the attack, thousands of visitors from the Louvre in Paris were evacuated on Saturday after gallery staff received a written danger.

The Louvre Museum was shut down for safety reasons on the same day that 7,000 soldiers were mobilized for increased inspections.