Bangkok Highways Department Depot Hit By Bomb Attack

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Highways Department depot hit by bomb attack

BANGKOK: -- A grenade attack occurred at around 10.30 pm Monday at a Highways Department depot in Bangkok's Talingchan area. No injuries were reported.

A security box located in front of the local Highways Department office in Taling Chan area was damaged. Bang Phat police said the grenade used was an M-67.

Pol Lt Colonel Prathan Jaemduang refused to comment whether the attack was politically motivated, but said a night guard was recently fired, and possibly responsible for the attack. No eyewitnesses were at the scene at the time of the blast.

The officer said there was a security camera located around 100 metres away from the scene, but the distance was possibly too far to catch details of the incident.

-- The Nation 2010-03-22

[newsfooter][/newsfooter]

[toasted]

I bet it takes them ages to fix that pothole too!

Edited March 22, 2010 by toasted

[OZEMADE]

A security box located in front of the local Highways Department office in Taling Chan area was damaged. Bang Phat police said the grenade used was an M-67.

So after he was sacked he just went down the road and bought a grenade, threw it at the security box and blew it up. Not a bad shot. O'Give me a break.

[TAWP]

Hand-grenades of this type is available for purchase if you look round.

[Publicus]

The government wisely continues to play down any and all explosive violence. Suthep is bending over backwards to minimize chaos and violent disruptions. At the 11th Infantry Barracks the army diffused that situation by a sophisticated strategy that had the Redshirts laffing then dispersing. Consequently, the Redshirts with a scatterbrained and weak leadership have lost control of the situation and the government is being overly cautious towards this sporatic and spastic rogue violence.

Or I guess the fired guy was a closet Redshirt anyway.

[mommysboy]

Hand-grenades of this type is available for purchase if you look round.

Tesco Lotus?, Carrefour?

[Bagwan]

Where can I buy some? The soi dogs in this area are in need of a thinning out - or spreading out in tiny pieces.

[chesneychez]

Hand-grenades of this type is available for purchase if you look round.

I doubt any responsible members here would want to purchase it. No need to look around.

[Publicus]

Hand-grenades of this type is available for purchase if you look round.

I doubt any responsible members here would want to purchase it. No need to look around.

Anyone whose brother in law knows a distant cousin in the police who knows a neighbor in the army who doesn't know a Redshirt rogue general but who knows someone who knows a Redshirt who knows the Redshirt rogue general or who knows some army commander who is on the payroll of the fugitive, who himself now has established some mob contact in a country on the Adriatic, can get hold of a rifle or rocket launched grenade (very different from a hand grenade) not to mention the the rocket launcher.

Seriously. Seriously it's easier than that. A lot easier.

[Fore Man]

Hand-grenades of this type is available for purchase if you look round.

I doubt any responsible members here would want to purchase it. No need to look around.

Anyone whose brother in law knows a distant cousin in the police who knows a neighbor in the army who doesn't know a Redshirt rogue general but who knows someone who knows a Redshirt who knows the Redshirt rogue general or who knows some army commander who is on the payroll of the fugitive, who himself now has established some mob contact in a country on the Adriatic, can get hold of a rifle or rocket launched grenade (very different from a hand grenade) not to mention the the rocket launcher.

Seriously. Seriously it's easier than that. A lot easier.

Actually, it's so easy it's scary. Imagine buying such a lethal munition as a hand grenade in the West!

Edited March 23, 2010 by Fore Man

[animatic]

The government wisely continues to play down any and all explosive violence. Suthep is bending over backwards to minimize chaos and violent disruptions. At the 11th Infantry Barracks the army diffused that situation by a sophisticated strategy that had the Redshirts laffing then dispersing. Consequently, the Redshirts with a scatterbrained and weak leadership have lost control of the situation and the government is being overly cautious towards this sporatic and spastic rogue violence.

Or I guess the fired guy was a closet Redshirt anyway.

Both ideas have some credence.

[fenny99]

Hand-grenades of this type is available for purchase if you look round.

I doubt any responsible members here would want to purchase it. No need to look around.

Anyone whose brother in law knows a distant cousin in the police who knows a neighbor in the army who doesn't know a Redshirt rogue general but who knows someone who knows a Redshirt who knows the Redshirt rogue general or who knows some army commander who is on the payroll of the fugitive, who himself now has established some mob contact in a country on the Adriatic, can get hold of a rifle or rocket launched grenade (very different from a hand grenade) not to mention the the rocket launcher.

Seriously. Seriously it's easier than that. A lot easier.

I would . I had to pay 5000bhat to blow up a cow before , now I find out I could have blown one up for free

[zigistar]

Actually, it's so easy it's scary. Imagine buying such a lethal munition as a hand grenade in the West!

you really think its that hard to buy that in the west.......you are really wrong,i am not around gangsters and i got that oportunity several times to buy stuff like that...btw not old world war 2 stuff but brand new stuff......i know its scary but as drugs weapons are big business and if you know the right people you will get it easy.

[mccw]

you really think its that hard to buy that in the west.......you are really wrong,i am not around gangsters and i got that oportunity several times to buy stuff like that...btw not old world war 2 stuff but brand new stuff......i know its scary but as drugs weapons are big business and if you know the right people you will get it easy.

not in england;

guns are available, but for explosives you'll need to hop across to ireland

[BigC]

what do they mean by " security guard was recently fired ?"

[gemini81]

what do they mean by " security guard was recently fired ?"

the rival of The Nation gave quite a different spin on this, pointing out that it occured only 2 minutes after officials exited. So who really knows?

[ding]

I resist the urge to call out 'terrorism' but this is a concerted bombing campaign for political ends.

[OZEMADE]

What is an M67 grenade, what does it look like?

Edited March 23, 2010 by OZEMADE

[way2muchcoffee]

What is an M67 grenade, what does it look like?

This should help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M67_grenade

[Bagwan]

what do they mean by " security guard was recently fired ?"

Out of a cannon? No wonder that he was tee'd off then.