UPDATE: Atris' nationality unclear

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UPDATE: Atris' nationality unclear

Published: 18/01/2012 at 02:13 PM
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The government of Sweden cannot confirm that detained Lebanese Hezbollah terror suspect Hussein Atris is a Swedish national, Swedish Foreign Ministry spokesman Anders Jorle said in a report posted on the New York Times website.

Hussein Atris (Photo by Surapol Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn)

There was some uncertainty about Mr Atris' documents, the NY Times said. Thai authorities said he was traveling with two passports, one Lebanese and one Swedish.

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wyle
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Discussion 4 : 18/01/2012 at 03:04 PM4
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I am sure the Thai PM will be surprised to hear that there are fake passports being made in BKK. Imagine the horror of it all to learn, "....Bangkok as a major hub for passport counterfeiting, drug trafficking and other illicit activities".
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Discussion 3 : 18/01/2012 at 02:20 PM3
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Hand over this suspected terrorist to the US government for further interrogation. There is a precedent case concerning a Russian who was caught of smuggling ammunition and later hand over to the US authority for follow up action.
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Discussion 2 : 18/01/2012 at 12:44 PM2
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Better check his work permit also , or doesn't he have one either, he is being interrogated at Immigration , don't they check passports, visas and WP's first.

Seems like the Khao San Road document forgers have been busy, you know the ones don't you , the ones opposite the police station.
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Discussion 1 : 18/01/2012 at 11:56 AM1
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So, is the passport that is being displayed all over the Internet, with an expiration of 2015, a fake?
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