Powerful bomb thrown into Chao Phraya river beneath Taksin bridge

[webfact]

BANGKOK: -- A powerful bomb was thrown into the Chao Phraya river beneath the Taksin bridge where ferries are operating services to passengers, but nobody was hurt.

The explosion sent water into the air over 10 metres high.

Witnesses near the bridge said hundreds of small pellets were strewn into all directions from the explosion whiich they said was a pipe bomb.

They said the bomb was very powerful because they saw water being sent into the air very high.

Fortunately nobody was injured.

EOD police are at the scene and seal off the area to find evidence.

It was not known if this second explosion had any link with the explosion at Ratchaprasong, but the explosion sent out hundreds of pellets similar to this explosion.

Another witness said the pipe bomb was thrown from the bridge but fell onto the water.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/123683

-- Thai PBS 2015-08-18

[Guest]

Video:

https://www.facebook.com/ThairathFan/videos/10153632223727439/

[WhizBang]

So, does this signal the start of a new campaign by the dark forces?

[webfact]

Second Bangkok Bombing Hits Tourist Boat Pier

By Khaosod English

CCTV footage captures a bomb blast this afternoon in Bangkok at a location frequented by tourists. It was the second bomb attack in under 24 hours.

BANGKOK — An explosion has ripped through a river pier crowded with foreign tourists this afternoon in Bangkok.

Police are securing the area under the Saphan Taksin bridge where a man was said to have thrown an explosive device down onto a footbridge crowded with pedestrians near a pier on Bangkok's Chao Phraya at 1 pm.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1439884118


-- Khaosod English 2015-08-18

[wellred]

Bloody hell what's happening. Hope they catch them.

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[HooHaa]

at saphan thaksin no less.

things that make you go hmmm.

[Somtamnication]

Quite sad that this is happening. Whatever it is, it has now started.

[ourmanflint]

Nowhere near as big as Erawan explosion, a firework would do as much. Doubt these are connected.

[pedro01]

If it was thrown - should we not see who threw it?

[JonnyF]

Wow, very lucky it bounced into the water or we'd be looking at severe injuries or more loss of life.

[slipperylobster]

This should be enough to convince everyone that more attacks are on the way.

Two days in a row...in Bangkok...and this one not at a religious site.

Failed attempt..thankfully...but where will the next one be...and how soon?

[Thailand]

Nowhere near as big as Erawan explosion, a firework would do as much. Doubt these are connected.

Considering it exploded underwater pretty damn big. Lucky it missed the ferry.

Scary times.

[taony]

at saphan thaksin no less.

things that make you go hmmm.

Its Taksin not Thaksin. Different spellings and pronunciations in Thai.

[slipperylobster]

Nowhere near as big as Erawan explosion, a firework would do as much. Doubt these are connected.

Considering it exploded underwater pretty damn big. Lucky it missed the ferry.

Scary times.

Connected or not....that surely was no small firecracker. I am willing to concede, if there are no other bombings this week.

However, if there is a third explosion at a new location....then I would say "related for sure".

[Thai at Heart]

This is very worrying. 2 in a day in the centre of town. Very very worrying.

[ourmanflint]

Nowhere near as big as Erawan explosion, a firework would do as much. Doubt these are connected.

Considering it exploded underwater pretty damn big. Lucky it missed the ferry.

Scary times.

Not really. Pound for pound an underwater explosion would be many times more massive than one on land, this might have been a very small grenade but certainly not a pipe bomb, at least IMO.

Edited August 18, 2015 by ourmanflint

[MZurf]

at saphan thaksin no less.

things that make you go hmmm.

Actually it's Taksin and not Thaksin. The bridge was named after the late King Taksin, not after the bogeyman in Dubai.

[DirtyDan]

Nowhere near as big as Erawan explosion, a firework would do as much. Doubt these are connected.

Agree; copycat. I hope we're proved wrong.

[swampdonkey]

at saphan thaksin no less.

things that make you go hmmm.

You obviously can not speak Thai

Or else you would not make the link

[KhunBENQ]

at saphan thaksin no less.

things that make you go hmmm.

A subtle "h" too much for this Taksin bridge.

[rijb]

at saphan thaksin no less.

things that make you go hmmm.

Actually it's Taksin and not Thaksin. The bridge was named after the late King Taksin, not after the bogeyman in Dubai.

You really took the fun out of this thread for the Thaksin haters.

[idiot farang]

frankly, that looks like a firework. the area wasn't crowded. if this was another attack, it would have been a lot different than this. 10-1 this wasn't a bomb and mean't nothing. we had firecrackers at the lake when i was a kid that displaced as much water as that.

[stoneyboy]

More for the TV resident super sleuths to get stuck into.

[rijb]

More for the TV resident super sleuths to get stuck into.

It was a torpedo. We need to get some submarines, quick!

[MaxLee]

So, does this signal the start of a new campaign by the dark forces?

Seems that way....

[andrew55]

at saphan thaksin no less.

things that make you go hmmm.

Actually it's Taksin and not Thaksin. The bridge was named after the late King Taksin, not after the bogeyman in Dubai.

You really took the fun out of this thread for the Thaksin haters.

Get over it children. Important thread. Bigger picture. There's fun in this thread?

Edited August 18, 2015 by andrew55

[djjamie]

Well the red shirts did say they would plant 100 bombs in Bangkok.

98 to go.

Lets hope peace and stability is restored again and swift arrests are made of those that want to see this govt fail before more innocent life's are lost.

It was only a matter of time before the fanatics came back out.

Edited August 18, 2015 by djjamie

[Overandout]

What concerns me about this (obviously failed) attempt is, where was this device meant to go off?

If it was destined for the BTS station then we can take one positive (that for some reason the perpetrator was not able to plant it where he wanted to) and one negative (that there was an intention to cause significant harm to innocent people).

[Thailand]

Well the red shirts did say they would plant 100 bombs in Bangkok.

98 to go.

Lets hope peace and stability is restored again and swift arrests are made of those that want to see this govt fail before more innocent life's are lost.

It was only a matter of time before the fanatics came back out.

Classic!

[sammygood]

where is jack bauer when we need him

or some of those ex SAS officers ?