The national police chief, Tito Karnavian, said the family had been in Syria, where the Islamic State group until recently controlled a large swath of territory. It pledges allegiance to Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (Video YouTube/TRT World Now)The Islamic State group was responsible for the attacks, it said via its propaganda agency Amaq. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility. In recent years, the country has faced a new threat as the rise of the Islamic State group in the Middle East invigorated local militant networks.

Source: Bangkok Post May 13, 2018 07:41 UTC