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New Year\'s Eve Thai Bombers Strike Again
15/10/2007
A bomb blast near the Royal Thai Army headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday night could be connected to the series of bombings in the city on New Year's Eve last year. A senior police official has revealed the bomb materials of both incidents are likely to be the same.
The Sunday night bombing took place one day before Gen. Anuphong Paochinda was to replace army chief and September 19 coup leader Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin. The bomb exploded when a bomb disposal squad was trying to defuse it, and two police bomb disposal officers were wounded. This morning, the bombing scene was inspected by Deputy Metropolitan Police Commander Pol. Maj-Gen. Kritsada Pankongchuen and a bomb disposal team. Investigators are now exploring the possible linkage between the Sunday bomb and the series of bombings on New Year’s Eve 2006. It’s understood the team will ask the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to see the footage of closed-circuit television security cameras (CCTV) near the bomb site to help identify the suspects. The early signs from the investigation indicate the homemade bomb and evidence found at the site is similar to the bombs used in series of bomb attacks in Bangkok and Nonthaburi last New Year Eve. Those attacks killed three people and injured more than 40 others.  Click here for more on London's best events and Christmas parties.
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