Two arrested for throwing explosive at soldiers during Loy Krathong

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Two Arrested For Throwing Explosive At Soldiers During Loy Krathong
By Khaosod English


Soldiers keep order during the Loy Krathong festival at a pier near Rama 8 bridge in Bangkok, 6 Nov 2014.

BANGKOK – Two twenty-year-old Thai men have been arrested for allegedly throwing a homemade grenade at a group of soldiers during the Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok last night.

The incident took place at 11.30 pm last night at a checkpoint manned by soldiers near Rama I Memorial Bridge in Bangkok’s old quarter, where many people were celebrating the river festival.

No injuries have been reported.

Pol.Lt.Col. Pramote Chanboonkaew, an officer at Bupparam Police Station, said the two suspects confessed to buying the explosives from a firework market near the Golden Mountain temple and then throwing one of them at soldiers when they walked past the checkpoint.

Pol.Lt.Col. Pramote Chanboonkaew, an officer at Bupparam Police Station, said the two suspects confessed to buying the explosives from a firework market near the Golden Mountain temple [read more...]

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1415337241


-- Khaosod English 2014-11-07

[Bluespunk]

"Police reportedly found 17 homemade explosives and one lighter on Thanawat and Surasak. It is not immediately clear why they carried out the attack. "

I'm going with "they're idiots" or more likely "drunken idiots" myself.

Edited November 7, 2014 by Bluespunk

[Chang_paarp]

Not the sharpest tools in the shed those 2. It is a pity they will be treated as silly little boys not criminals.

[uptheos]

Should have locked them up under Thai anti terrorist law.

Section 135/2 A person who:

(1) Threatens to commit a terrorist act by [showing] behaviour which is convincing enough to believe that the person will actually do as threatened

That person shall be punished with a term of imprisonment between two years to ten years, and a fine between 40,000 Baht to 200,000 Baht.

[JOC]

Should have locked them up under Thai anti terrorist law.

Section 135/2 A person who:

(1) Threatens to commit a terrorist act by [showing] behaviour which is convincing enough to believe that the person will actually do as threatened

That person shall be punished with a term of imprisonment between two years to ten years, and a fine between 40,000 Baht to 200,000 Baht.

Two drunken idiots throw "explosives" bought in a nearby market-stall at a couple of guys in uniform and you want to enforce the anti terrorist law??

If stupidity and drunkenness fell under the anti-terrorist laws here, there would be no people left in the street!!

[khunsiam]

"Police reportedly found 17 homemade explosives and one lighter on Thanawat and Surasak. It is not immediately clear why they carried out the attack. "

I'm going with "they're idiots" or more likely "drunken idiots" myself.

categorize them yeah!

[martinhp]

Should have locked them up under Thai anti terrorist law.

Section 135/2 A person who:

(1) Threatens to commit a terrorist act by [showing] behaviour which is convincing enough to believe that the person will actually do as threatened

That person shall be punished with a term of imprisonment between two years to ten years, and a fine between 40,000 Baht to 200,000 Baht.

Or freedom fighters it's actually the PM there is the terrorist

It's not ok but it might be the first of a lot the most thais don't appreciate the PM work or his self appointment

[somchaismith]

I'm sure that the soldeirs will have their way with them.

[ronrat]

Actually they did less harm than the drunken lager louts in Pattaya during songkran. Now locking those clowns up is a great idea.

[englishoak]

Not part of the 93% we will assume then ?