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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - An army general who was fired after an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was discovered accused the Thai leader Friday of fabricating the scheme.
Gen. Pallop Pinmanee, deputy chief of the Internal Security Operations Command, was dismissed Thursday shortly after powerful explosives were found in a car near Thaksin's residence and an army lieutenant driving the vehicle was arrested. The junior officer had once been Pallop's driver.
Pallop told reporters the explosive device was not wired to go off and he questioned why the driver drove past the house several times instead of triggering the explosive.
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