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 BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Authorities charged an army lieutenant after defusing a powerful bomb hidden inside his car as he drove near Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's home Thursday, and the Thai leader said he has known for two weeks about an alleged plot to take his life.
Thaksin said he knew who was behind the alleged plan to kill him but that he would not name the masterminds publicly. However, he fired the deputy head of a key intelligence agency, a military general who police said employed the suspect as his driver. The sacked general alleged the plot was fabricated by Thaksin himself.
"I learned about the plot to harm me and my family two weeks ago. My family and I are being more cautious for the time being," Thaksin told reporters. "I know the people who are behind the plot but I cannot say who they are. It is the duty of investigators to find out."
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