Iranian attacker wounded in Bangkok blasts

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Iranian attacker wounded in Bangkok blasts

2012-02-15 15:03:02 GMT+7 (ICT)

BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Five people were injured on Tuesday, including the suspected attacker, when three explosions rocked the Thai capital of Bangkok, police said. Israel believes the Iran is behind the attack.

The incident began when a bomb went off inside a rented house in Bangkok, causing several Iranian men to flee. One of the men, identified by local media outlets as Iranian national Saeid Moradi, then threw a bomb at a taxi after it refused to stop for him, injuring the driver.

As police officers responded to the explosions, Moradi threw another explosive device which was aimed at police but bounced off on a tree, blowing his legs off. First responders rushed the Iranian national to a nearby hospital where he was placed under arrest.

Government spokeswoman Thitima Chaisaeng said police reported that the house was being used to make bombs and a cache of C4 explosives and remote control detonating devices were uncovered. Another man was later arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport, the Bangkok Post reported.

Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the attempted bombing proves that Iran and its proxies continue to operate using terror methods. "Iran and Hezbollah are relentless terror elements who pose a danger to the stability of the region and the world," Barak said in a statement as quoted by the Haaretz newspaper.

Tuesday's blasts came a day after a bomb hit an Israeli diplomatic car in the Indian capital of New Delhi, injuring one embassy staff member, a local employee and two civilians. Another bomb was planted in a car in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi but failed to explode.

The Iranian government has denied involvement in the New Delhi, Tbilisi and Bangkok bombs.

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