Bomb explodes in Bangkok's Ratchadamnoen Avenue, 2 injured

[webfact]

Bomb explodes in Bangkok's Ratchadamnoen Avenue, 2 injured

By Khaosod English

 

Investigators at the scene of a small bomb which exploded Wednesday on Bangkok's Ratchadamnoen Avenue.

 

BANGKOK — A small bomb struck Ratchadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok’s old quarter Wednesday night, wounding two street cleaners.

 

Police said the pair was emptying their trash bin in front of the former office of government lottery agency when the explosives went off at about 8pm.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2017/04/05/bomb-explodes-bangkoks-ratchadamnoen-avenue-2-injured/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-04-06

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Small explosion in Bangkok on eve of new constitution

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A small pipe bomb exploded near a symbolic location in Bangkok on Wednesday, the eve of the signing of a new constitution that will allow for an election to end military rule in Thailand.

 

Police said the device had exploded inside a dustbin in the centre of the city close to the Democracy Monument, which has been a rallying point for pro-democracy protests over the decades.

 

Two street cleaners were taken to hospital with ringing in their ears, but there were no other injuries, police said.

 

"It's not an act of terrorism or an act to stir unrest," Bangkok police chief Chaktip Chaijinda told Reuters.

 

Thailand's army seized power in 2014 in the name of ending political turmoil. King Maha Vajiralongkorn is due to sign a new constitution on Thursday as a step towards an election expected next year.

 

A series of coordinated bombings in Thai tourist resorts last August left at least four people dead and dozens wounded days after a referendum which approved the new constitution.

 

No group claimed responsibility and the government has not said who it thinks might be to blame.

 

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Alison Williams)

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-04-06

[tonray]

Here we go again....

[darksidedog]

28 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

"It's not an act of terrorism or an act to stir unrest," Bangkok police chief Chaktip Chaijinda told Reuters.

Errr! It was a bomb. Are they so desperate to pretend Thailand is super safe, that they think people don't know what a bomb is?

Under normal circumstances I would have thought the use of a bomb would be considered terrorism or an act of unrest. It is everywhere else!

 

[whatawonderfulday]

21 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Errr! It was a bomb. Are they so desperate to pretend Thailand is super safe, that they think people don't know what a bomb is?

Under normal circumstances I would have thought the use of a bomb would be considered terrorism or an act of unrest. It is everywhere else!

 

Not when it is planted to give the impression that an undemocratic government needs to cling to power longer

[webfact]

Pipe bomb at Bangkok old lotto office wounds 2

 

BANGKOK, 6 April 2017 (NNT) - A small bomb exploded on Ratchadamnoen Avenue in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok, wounding two people. 

Explosive ordnance disposal (EDO) technicians inspected the scene and cleared the area. It was found that the bomb had been planted in a bin in front of the old Government Lottery Office. The injured were taken to Vachira Hospital with minor injuries. 

Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police (RTP) Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda, Metropolitan Police Chief Pol Lt Gen Sanit Mahathavorn and Commander of the Patrol and Special Operations Division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakphan also inspected the scene. 

Pol Lt Gen Sanit commented police needed time to look into the incident while asking the public not to panic. Pol Maj Gen Surachet denied that the explosion was to stir unrest. 

The explosive is a pipe bomb believed to belong to a group of teenagers who are afraid of getting arrested as police have increased vehicle checkpoints as part of the enhanced road safety and crime prevention measures in preparation for the Songkran Festival.

 

-- nnt 2017-04-06

[Kabula]

 I am so tired with this nonsense. 

[12DrinkMore]

49 minutes ago, webfact said:

front of the old Government Lottery Office

 

Somebody wannabee wealthy lost again, probably after borrowing from the local moneylenders at 10% month.

[Kiwisailor]

Wasn't there just an announcement about how safe Khao San Road is?

[cruisemonkey]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Pipe bomb at Bangkok old lotto office wounds 2

 

BANGKOK, 6 April 2017 (NNT) - 
The explosive is a pipe bomb believed to belong to a group of teenagers who are afraid of getting arrested as police have increased vehicle checkpoints as part of the enhanced road safety and crime prevention measures in preparation for the Songkran Festival.

 

-- nnt 2017-04-06

 

Maybe they wouldn't get arrested if they didn't set off bombs. 

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

 

"It's not an act of terrorism or an act to stir unrest," Bangkok police chief Chaktip Chaijinda told Reuters.

Give this guy a cigar and a raise. What is option 3??

[elgordo38]

1 hour ago, cruisemonkey said:

 

Maybe they wouldn't get arrested if they didn't set off bombs. 

Believed to be hmm well then it must be so. The BIB always come up with the right answer. 

[Srikcir]

Simple case of a bomb committing suicide.

Case closed.

[webfact]

Explosion in garbage bin likely ‘aimed at creating chaos’
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Police suspect a small explosion on Ratchadamneon Klang Road on Wednesday night was from a low-pressure pipe bomb and was aimed at creating chaos. The police were scheduled to hold an urgent meeting at Chanasongkram Police Station on Thursday morning.

 

The explosion went off at 8pm inside a garbage bin in front of the old Government Lottery office. Two people who were standing nearby were sent to hospital for treatment.

 

Suriyaporn Poolsombat, an employee of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), experienced a ringing sound in her ears while Pimwar Raweenoppasit, another BMA worker, had scratches on her arm. 

 

Forensic police officers along with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team on Thursday morning collected evidence at the bombing scene including metal pieces and electrical circuit panel.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30311487

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-04-06

[lvr181]

7 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Errr! It was a bomb. Are they so desperate to pretend Thailand is super safe, that they think people don't know what a bomb is?

Under normal circumstances I would have thought the use of a bomb would be considered terrorism or an act of unrest. It is everywhere else!

 

Nah, that is logical farang thinking! Not wanted here 

[sambum]

"It's not an act of terrorism or an act to stir unrest," Bangkok police chief Chaktip Chaijinda told Reuters.

 

"No group claimed responsibility and the government has not said who it thinks might be to blame"

 

So how does he know it's not "an act of terrorism, or an act to stir unrest" if they don't know who the perpetrators are? 

 

I think the location (close to the Democracy Monument) the size of the bomb (very small - to inflict minimum damage) and the timing, " the eve of the signing of a new constitution that will allow for an election to end military rule in Thailand." all point to giving the "Prime Minister" another reason for delaying any prospective election.

[Ulic]

Not much damage to the green bin. Looks like it may still be usable. Just an attention seeker

like the police say.  

[fruitman]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

in front of the old Government Lottery office

And yesterday the government claimed to have a new masterplan to get rid of overpriced lotterytickets.