Bomb attack on Abhisits home

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Bomb attack on Abhisit's home

BANGKOK: -- An explosive device was thrown at the Sukhumvit Soi 31 housing compound of Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva shortly before midnight on Tuesday, but no one was injured.

Source: http://www.pattayaone.net/national/115152/bomb-attack-on-abhisits-home/


-- Pattaya One 2014-01-15

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Four arrested for allegedly involving in attack at Abhisit's house: Thaworn
The Nation


Abhisit's residence//Photo : twitter of teamkorn

BANGKOK: -- Bangna police have apprehended a woman and three men for allegedly involving in the series of attacks in the capital on anti-government rallies including bomb attack at Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva's Sukhumvit residence last night.

Thaworn Senneam, a core leader of the protests, said the suspects who are now detained at Bangna police station were behind supplying and smuggling weapons including bombs for the purpose of creating chaos as the protesters were campaigning for shutting down Bangkok.

Abhisit and his family were not at the residence at the time of the attack which damaged roofs and walls of the house. Police reportedly identified the bomb as big firecrackers.

The attack was the latest on rally leaders including Chuan Leekpai and Jitpas Kridakorn.

Thaworn claimed that the weapons smuggled by the four suspects were also used in the shootings at Hua Chang Bridge around midnight.

The shootings injured a garbage collector of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration who was working behind Siam Discovery Shopping Complex and a woman. They were rushed to a nearby hospital.

-- The Nation 2014-01-15

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Bomb attack at Abhisit’s house



BANGKOK: -- A ping pong bomb was thrown into the house of Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva shortly before midnight last night, causing damages to the house roof, but no injury.

Abhisit and his family members were not at home on Soi Sukhumvit 31 (Soi Sawasdee) when the explosion was heard last about 11.30 p.m.

Thonglor police arrived at the house last night said the explosion caused a

big hole on the roof tiles and shattered glass windows.

It was not known yet what kind of explosive was used in the attack, but initially they suspected it might be either a ping pong bomb or a giant letal firecracker.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) police are inspecting the explosion scene this morning looking for evidence and clue. They are also looking into video footages from surveillance cameras at the house and adjacent areas to hunt the attacker.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bomb-attack-abhisits-house/


-- Thai PBS 2014-01-15

[pumpuiman]

Funny how only flower pots and windows are damaged from these "bombs"

[Thait Spot]

Some people have only the violence club in their golf bag

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[bangkokheat]

some of these gun swinging, knife weilding, bomb throwing cowboys must be itching for some real action

[whybother]

I thought there were police parked outside Abhisit's house 24/7.

[ratcatcher]

Funny how only flower pots and windows are damaged from these "bombs"

There's very little that is funny about bombs. Perhaps you'd prefer a few deaths and maimings?

Bombing a residence or anywhere else for that matter is serious regardless of the side you are on.

[smutcakes]

I doubt anyone should be surprised by this violence when Suthep is trying to over throw a Government that was elected by nearly 50% of the voting population. You are always going to get some crazies, all sides have them. Amazing that someone would go to the risk of throwing a grenade at the head of the Democrat Party's house without bothering to check whether anyone was actually home. Unless of course it was a false flag attack designed to instigate the army to come out.

[Jingthing]

Funny how only flower pots and windows are damaged from these "bombs"

There's very little that is funny about bombs. Perhaps you'd prefer a few deaths and maimings?

Bombing a residence or anywhere else for that matter is serious regardless of the side you are on.

He's clearly suggesting it was done by his own side for propaganda purposes. I don't have an opinion about that. Right now, anything is probably possible coming from multiples sides (more than two).

[zaphodbeeblebrox]

I doubt anyone should be surprised by this violence when Suthep is trying to over throw a Government that was elected by nearly 50% of the voting population. You are always going to get some crazies, all sides have them. Amazing that someone would go to the risk of throwing a grenade at the head of the Democrat Party's house without bothering to check whether anyone was actually home. Unless of course it was a false flag attack designed to instigate the army to come out.

With the number of bombings during these peaceful demonstrations and the conduct of the redshirts in 2010, I think we know which side always resorts to violence.

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Four arrested for allegedly attacking Abhisit's house: Thaworn

BANGKOK: -- Protest leader Thaworn Senneam said Wednesday that a woman and three men had been arrested for allegedly lobbing a kind of bomb at a house of Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Thaworn told Nation Channel that the four suspects were being detained at the Bang Na police station. He said the woman was the leader of the group.


-- The Nation 2014-01-15

[smutcakes]

I doubt anyone should be surprised by this violence when Suthep is trying to over throw a Government that was elected by nearly 50% of the voting population. You are always going to get some crazies, all sides have them. Amazing that someone would go to the risk of throwing a grenade at the head of the Democrat Party's house without bothering to check whether anyone was actually home. Unless of course it was a false flag attack designed to instigate the army to come out.

With the number of bombings during these peaceful demonstrations and the conduct of the redshirts in 2010, I think we know which side always resorts to violence.

I expect it probably was red shirt or affiliated Government supporter groups as i eluded to in my first sentence. Lets see what happens if the PDRC do not get their way over the coming days/weeks, as i said all sides have their crazies.

[tominbkk]

Thaksin and his red minion army is getting restless! He's thinking, they are doing!

[Centrum]

I thought there were police parked outside Abhisit's house 24/7.

Yes, indeed.

Occam's razor anyone?

[esprit]

Well lets see now. There are varying reports on this incident ranging from "a bomb was thrown" to " a firework was set off". Irrespective as to what it actually was, and assuming that there is an element of truth in all reports then it should not be too long before the facts are made known given that as the opposition leader he was entitled to security personnel ( and I assume still entitled during this caretaker government phase) and of course addtionally his house has extensive CCTV.

Now we know that CCTV often is discovered "not to be working" during many police investigations but does anyone seriously believe that given the current political state he and his personal security advisors would not have ensured that it was working ? Not forgetting of course what were the security guards doing at the time of the incident ?

Therefore we should soon find out what caused the explosion and how it was deployed and from whom - of course unless it is just propaganda with the aim of either discrediting some other parties or attempting to "add fuel to the fire" no pun intended.

Edited January 15, 2014 by esprit

[harryfrompattaya]

Thaksin and his red minion army is getting restless! He's thinking, they are doing!

Who knows who this but they are not even good at planting bombs

In Brooklyn NYC their was a gang called the Gang that Could Not Shoot Straight maybe some retired members are in Bangkok

[kurtgruen]

How would you like to have your house bombed, just because you are politically involved. Luckily, nobody was there. Violence, against family homes, is not acceptable, from either side, at least in my opinion, it's not

[mojorison]

Thaksin and his red million army is getting restless! He's thinking, they are doing!

EFA

Edited January 15, 2014 by mojorison

[Rich teacher]

Thaksin and his red minion army is getting restless! He's thinking, they are doing!

Suthep and his yellow zombies escalating the situation in an attempt to achieve their twisted objectives.

(really... these kinds of posts are painful & should be banned)

[sam sen]

great security

[geriatrickid]

Opportunistic idiots. It's wrong and we all know it. The person(s) who tossed the device knew it was wrong and their intention was to cause fear and a disturbance. If and when they are caught, instead, of treating the public to a finger pointing exercise, send the responsible party(s) back to clean up the mess, reimburse the damages and to explain his/herself to the intended targets. Maybe if they heard from Mrs. Abhisit and the people working in the area about the pain and hurt they caused, it just might sink in to the numbskull(s) that what they did was wrong.

[smutcakes]

Opportunistic idiots. It's wrong and we all know it. The person(s) who tossed the device knew it was wrong and their intention was to cause fear and a disturbance. If and when they are caught, instead, of treating the public to a finger pointing exercise, send the responsible party(s) back to clean up the mess, reimburse the damages and to explain his/herself to the intended targets. Maybe if they heard from Mrs. Abhisit and the people working in the area about the pain and hurt they caused, it just might sink in to the numbskull(s) that what they did was wrong.

Its okay, according to one of the protest leaders they have been detained already.

[harryfrompattaya]

Thaksin and his red minion army is getting restless! He's thinking, they are doing!

Suthep and his yellow zombies escalating the situation in an attempt to achieve their twisted objectives.

(really... these kinds of posts are painful & should be banned)

I agree these people who post this has no knowledge at all are just parroting ideas from other who know the same

We can all blame Joe Smith but does not make it right

[gerry1011]

Funny how only flower pots and windows are damaged from these "bombs"

You would not want to damage your own house

Sent from my iPhone...

[geriatrickid]

great security

Guard(s) may have been reduced because Abhisit is at a safe house.. They may have been inside the compound. It's a big place and a guard could have been making rounds walking the perimeter and they waited until he passed. Who knows, but in a world where nutters can get into Buckingham Palace and startle Queen Elizabeth, plant bombs on Russian and Israeli buses despite security, and plant IEDs at will in southern Thailand, sometimes a nasty person gets "lucky".

[bangkokheat]

Four arrested for allegedly attacking Abhisit's house: Thaworn

BANGKOK: -- Protest leader Thaworn Senneam said Wednesday that a woman and three men had been arrested for allegedly lobbing a kind of bomb at a house of Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Thaworn told Nation Channel that the four suspects were being detained at the Bang Na police station. He said the woman was the leader of the group.

-- The Nation 2014-01-15

now thats funny, the 3 male bozos needed a woman to coordinate their mission

[noitom]

This is a despicable act. Terrorism in Thailand.

[bunny11kk]

Funny how only flower pots and windows are damaged from these "bombs"

There's very little that is funny about bombs. Perhaps you'd prefer a few deaths and maimings?

Bombing a residence or anywhere else for that matter is serious regardless of the side you are on.

But this reflect the attitude of the pro Thaksin indeed. Funny his Axx!

[bunny11kk]

First time ever that I have heard any of these terrorists are arrested!