Tightened security at Chinese embassy in Bangkok

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Tightened security at Chinese embassy in Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- Thailand today mounted high security for the Chinese embassy in Bangkok following yesterday's bomb attacks that killed at least seven people and injured more than 50 others in China's Guangxi region.

China marked its national day, the 66th anniversary of the country’s founding Thursday

The day also marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where tensions remain high between Chinese authorities and the local Muslim population.

Guangxi, an autonomous region bordering with Vietnam, has a large population of ethnic minority peoples and has been a major route for Uyghurs to illegally leave China.

In Bangkok, security was tightened with police and soldiers erected security checkpoint to check passing vehicles on Ratchadapisek road last night

Plainclothes and Special Branch police were also deployed at the vicinity to watch out untoward incidents.

All places which are related to the Chinese symbol were also kept under close watch, as well as tourist spots and commercial places where Chinese tourists frequented.

So far since last night no untoward incident was reported.

However stepped up security will remain for the next several days to ensure no violence would happen.

Yesterday afternoon more than a dozen parcel bombs exploded in southern China’s Guangxi region, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 50 others.

China’s official Xinhua News Agency said most of the victims died at the scene of the blasts, which targeted more than ten locations in the city of Liuzhou, including a hospital, a shopping mall, a bus station, a prison and government facilities.

As the Bangkok Post reported, police have identified 33-year-old local man as a suspected perpetrator of the series of blasts that started about 3:15 p.m. and ended around 5 p.m.

Local authorities have yet to release information on the possible motive for the blasts, which took a day before the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the start of a weeklong National Day holiday across the country.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/tightened-security-at-chinese-embassy-in-bangkok


-- Thai PBS 2015-10-01

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Police tighten security on China’s National Day

BANGKOK, 1 October 2015 (NNT) – Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen has instructed all police divisions to step up security across the country to prevent any potential violence linked to China’s National Day on October 1.

All police divisions were told to concentrate their surveillance on tourism and business districts, as well as other places symbolic of Chinese culture, by boosting patrol and investigative police and setting up more security checkpoints at the target areas. Police chiefs must provide continuous reports on the situation.

The order was issued during the transfer of police positions and annual retirements. Pol Gen Pongsapat expressed concern that, as a result, there are fewer officers available to keep the peace.

The Deputy National Police Chief has urged existing security personnel to remain vigilant during this transition until the vacant posts have been filled.


-- NNT 2015-10-01

[IMA_FARANG]

Not sure if this has any relation to this topic, but just for info.

I had an appointment at the U.S. embassy today.

The U.S. embassy was closed for business for 45 minutes this morning while staff in the embassy had some kind of a briefing.

Nor sure why, and they would not say why we had to wait for the U.S. embassy to restart their business.

Now that I read this, I wonder if the U.S. embassy closure was related to this same topic also.

As the saying goes, If it looks like a Duck, waddles like a Duck, and quacks like a Duck.... then maybe it is a Duck.

[elgordo38]

Not sure if this has any relation to this topic, but just for info.

I had an appointment at the U.S. embassy today.

The U.S. embassy was closed for business for 45 minutes this morning while staff in the embassy had some kind of a briefing.

Nor sure why, and they would not say why we had to wait for the U.S. embassy to restart their business.

Now that I read this, I wonder if the U.S. embassy closure was related to this same topic also.

As the saying goes, If it looks like a Duck, waddles like a Duck, and quacks like a Duck.... then maybe it is a Duck.

No according to Thai authorities it is a quirky incident maybe quacky