Bangkok bombings may be linked to politics - police

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

FILE PHOTO: Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers work following a small explosion at a site in Bangkok, Thailand, August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A series of bombings in the Thai capital Bangkok last week may be linked to politics, police said on Thursday as authorities hunted for more than a dozen suspects in connection with the attacks.

 

Six small bombs and six incendiary devices went off last Friday as the city hosted a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers that was also attended by diplomats from the United States, China and other world powers.

 

The blasts wounded four people and police initially suspected the attacks were linked to an insurgency in Thailand’s Muslim-dominated south that has killed more than 7,000 people since 2004.

 

Two suspects detained on Friday are from Narathiwat province in the restive region. They are among 15 suspects in the attacks but not all of them have ties to the south and some have fled the country, police said.

 

“I believe that this is linked to political issues,” Police Chief Chaktip Chaijinda said in the first police news conference since Friday’s attacks.

 

He did not elaborate, but said “80-90% of previous bomb cases are linked to politics, and we really want to know who is behind it this time”.

 

Thailand held a bitterly fought general election in March five years after the military seized power in a coup.

 

Former army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha was elected prime minister thanks to votes in the upper house, the Senate, which was entirely appointed by the military junta Prayuth had led since 2104.

 

The two detained suspects are facing charges of organised crime, attempted murder and illegal possession of explosives, police lieutenant general and lead investigator Suwat Changyodsuk told the news conference.

 

The two men are accused of planting two bombs, which authorities said were fake, in front of police headquarters in Bangkok a day before the coordinated blasts.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-08-08

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ya  dont  say!!

The RTP are really smart for letting the people know what they already assumed about 5 days ago.

29 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Bangkok bombings may be linked to politics

In 2006 the conflict between junta assistant secretary General Saprang Kalayamitr and First Army Region commander and Lt General Prayuth Chan-ocha were cited as a possible causes of the bombings.

Read into that whatever you want.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Bangkok_bombings

The politics of staying power.

Looks like they've consulted S.Holmes, I would have never guessed.

I wonder how many meetings it took to come to that conclusion.

 

 

Nearly a week later. Good going boys. 

Yes, a muslim terrorist suspect was badly interrogated by army and has died in hospital just days before bombings. And that was exactly what those arrested said and was quated in the media already

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Former army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha was elected prime minister thanks to votes in the upper house, the Senate, which was entirely appointed by the military junta Prayuth had led since 2104.

Well that's it then, we are screwed if these morons have been Back to the Future.

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand held a bitterly fought general election in March five years after the military seized power in a coup.

It wasn't a bitterly fought election at all, the JUNTA held all the cards and cooked the books and fiddled with numbers from the word go.

 

Will someone tell the author to please either check his or her facts and then report the truth that we all know and understand. Really..........................  

They will round up some innocent burmese construction worker or some harmless middle eastern kebab seller, frame them illegally and case closed with smiles for all the golden wings.

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The two men are accused of planting two bombs, which authorities said were fake

 

So how can they be charged with attempted murder, if the bombs were fake ?? Amazing Thailand....

may be

when you see these 2 words it indicates they have no clues no idea.

maybe they were testing new 10 million baht a piece magical bomb detectors with no hardware inside, but it failed, or someone forgot to put the batteries in it

no shit sherlock?

 

Could the Thai media stop reporting on the bomb case until all the facts are presented and a conviction has been handed down. Otherwise that gun totting coup crazy general in charge of army will send in the troops and that's the last thing Thailand wants, we all know he is jealous of Pinocchio and wants to get his snout in the trough as well as his hands on the prime ministership.

"80-90% of previous bomb cases are linked to politics, and we really want to know who is behind it this time"

 

this time??????????????????????????????

9 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

It wasn't a bitterly fought election at all, the JUNTA held all the cards and cooked the books and fiddled with numbers from the word go.

 

Will someone tell the author to please either check his or her facts and then report the truth that we all know and understand. Really..........................  

The Truth? We can't handle the truth! 

Yet another coup in the pipe-line possibly? The (300th 555) 20th or so in recent history. Something else to be proud of?  Much the same as human plus animal rights violations and much more...

 

Why foreigners invest here is beyond me. Nothing but extortion, corruption, racism, lawlessness, violence, impolitness etc... are guarenteed.

 

Good luck if you stay!? You may regret it? I did! That is why I'm  moving on... Gettimg out before the storm. As Thai put it in a negative sense, "UP TO YOU". Yes! UP TO ME!

This little bomb incident sounds very much like a staged event in order to justify some army activity that just may be in the wind. A "precursor" of sorts. Justification for the next step.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Bangkok bombings may be linked to politics - police

Statement of the year award goes to >>>>>

12 hours ago, observer90210 said:

They will round up some innocent burmese construction worker or some harmless middle eastern kebab seller, frame them illegally and case closed with smiles for all the golden wings.

If you ask the Thais , "this is an act from the provoking expert" to have a reason to put article 44 in charge again to thighten the power !!!!!????

Last week's attacks in Bangkok could turn out to be a dress rehearsal for something much more serious. Imagine the devastation if high-explosive devices had been planted instead of ping-pong "bombs".

 

Southern insurgents are the likeliest suspects. The level of violence in the region rose significantly in the run-up to the recent general election - presumably aimed at persuading the Thais electorate to put a civilian government back into power.

 

Their hopes dashed, rebel leaders may well have resolved to take the fight to the Generals in their own metropolitan backyard - and other major population centres where tourists would be at risk from terror attacks.

 

With visitor figures in freefall, the last thing Thailand needs is a proliferation of the violence which has claimed some 7,000 lives over the last two decades. Finding a permanent workable solution to the Southern "troubles" must be a major priority of the new administration.

Politics? 

Really, i, thought it might be to do with to much pla rha in som tam, guess i am a bit slow.

Wow, these Thai police are certainly sharp cookies, right onto the cause with the speed of light.