(JTA) — The Israeli embassy in Bangkok has asked local police to provide more security for tourists, including Israeli backpackers, on popular backpacking routes.

The request reported Sunday in the Bangkok Post comes after a thwarted terrorist attack on Israelis in the area.

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Two Lebanon-born men with ties to Hezbollah were arrested earlier this month in Thailand and are believed to have planned to attack Israeli tourists on Bangkok’s Khao San Road during Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year’s Day, celebrated in festivals from April 13 to April 15 and coinciding with Passover this year.

Israel and the United States list Hezbollah as an international terrorist group.

Bangkok Metropolitan Police Bureau Chief Kamronwit Thoopkrachang told the Bangkok Post that the embassy’s Office of the Police Attache had provided police with “useful information,” including that that Hezbollah terrorists were planning to carry out attacks at six locations in Bangkok during Passover.

He said there would be increased security for Israeli tourists in Bangkok.

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