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Arintharat 26
Arintaraj 26 ( th, หน่วยปฏิบัติการพิเศษอรินทราช 26) is the tier 1 police tactical unit of the Royal Thai Police (RTP). Introduction Arintaraj 26 or Anti-Terrorism Sub-Division placed under the control and responsibility of the Patrol and Special Operation Division, Metropolitan Police Bureau are responsible in Bangkok area and other urban areas nearby Bangkok. Like the tactical units of other countries, the squad specializes in capture high-value target, counterterrorism, executive protection, hostage rescue, tactical emergency medical services, serving high-risk arrest and search warrants; subduing barricaded suspects, and engaging heavily-armed criminals. History In 1977 there were incidents of unrest in Thailand of an unusual nature including serious crimes and international terrorism. Pol.Col. Chumpon Attasat Superintendent of the Riot Control and Suppression Sub-Division had established a special operation unit c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
