Bangkok : Thailand’s role as a hub for criminal networks using false documents is in the spotlight after two unknown passengers on vanished flight MH370 used passports stolen in the kingdom, sparking fears of a terror attack.
Two European names were on the passenger list for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight, which disappeared in the early hours of Saturday en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
But neither Christian Kozel, an Austrian, nor Luigi Maraldi from Italy, ever boarded the plane instead two mystery passengers used their passports, which had been stolen from the men in separate incidents in Thailand. The revelation has triggered a terror probe by Malaysian authorities, who are working with other intelligence agencies including the FBI.
