AKIPRESS.COM - Police in Thailand increased security at major landmarks in Bangkok, at airports and in surrounding provinces following reports of bomb plots just weeks after deadly attacks rocked the country’s south, The Guardian said.

An armed group was allegedly plotting car bomb attacks in a province near Bangkok.

“The deputy prime minister instructed security agencies [to] closely track and monitor anything unusual including things used to prepare bombs and cars,” said Thawip Netniyom, Thailand’s chief of national security.

“Why target Bangkok? They probably want to make an impact,” he said, without giving details on which groups could be behind the plot.

Thailand has seen a series of bomb attacks in the country’s south over the past few weeks, including a wave of bombs in tourist towns on 11-12 August that killed four Thai people and injured dozens, including foreigners.

Police have linked the attacks to Muslim separatists operating in Thailand’s far south.