The embassy said US citizens should "keep a low profile" in Bangkok The US has warned its citizens in the Thai capital, Bangkok, to be on the alert over a possible terrorist threat.
Its embassy in the city said US citizens should "exercise caution when visiting public areas where large groups of Western tourists gather".Thai Defence Minister General Yutthasak Sasiprapha said the US had warned Thai authorities that two suspected Muslim "terrorists" had entered the country.
But he told the AFP news agency a general public warning was not needed.
"Our intelligence officials are working closely with the US and following the terrorists' movements closely," he said.
"I believe we will arrest them tonight. For Thai citizens, there is no need to announce any warning because it will cause panic and will affect our tourism."
The US embassy said Americans in Bangkok should "keep a low profile in public areas, particularly areas frequented by foreign tourists", without giving further details/
Bangkok has been hit by several small scale bombs in recent years in what are thought to have been politically motivated attacks, and Thai Islamist insurgents regularly carry out attacks in the southern provinces.
But attacks on or by foreigners are rare.
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