Fatal blast hits Bangkok protest

An explosion in Bangkok has killed at least one anti-government protester and wounded more than 20, reports say.

The pre-dawn blast rocked an area where demonstrators had gathered in the city's Government House compound.

Protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) group have occupied the area since late August.

They are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's government, saying it is too close to ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7738853.stm

Blast kills 1, wounds 23 at Thai PM's office

BANGKOK, Thailand — Anti-government protesters in Thailand say an explosive was hurled overnight at their sit-in outside the prime minister's office, killing one and wounding 23.

One of the protest leaders, Amorn Amornratamanon, says the blast occurred shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday. He says the explosive was thrown inside the main gate of the Government House compound, which protesters have occupied since August.

Government officials have not worked at the compound since the protest began.

Protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.

(Associated Press article on FauxNews)

Fox News, Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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I read in the papers that police forensics were initialy not allowed to inspect the scene of the explosion and that the PAD were conducting their own investigation ? Anywhere else that might be deemed as tampering with the evidence ??