Explosion at King Mongkut hospital leaves a dozen injured

[webfact]

Explosion at King Mongkut hospital leaves a dozen injured

 

 

BANGKOK: -- An explosion at the guest room for retired military officials at King Mongkut hospital injured a dozen of elderly people.

 

It was not immediately known whether a surge in electricity caused the explosion or not, but all the injured were admitted to the emergency room for treatment.

 

There was no fire when it exploded.

 

Authorities are still investigating the cause as some said it was a gas explosion.

 

The incident happened at the first floor room in the Chalermphrakiat building.

 

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/explosion-king-mongkut-hospital-leaves-dozen-injured/

 

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More than 20 people injured in Phramongkutklao Hospital explosion

 

 

An explosion was heard inside Phramongkutklao Hospital in Rajthevi district in Bangkok on Monday morning.

 

Initial reports said the incident took place at a reception room of retired officials and there were about 23 people injured, mostly from being showered with broken window glass. 

 

It is thought a gas leak and air compressor may have caused the explosion.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30315923

 

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[champers]

If you are going to get injuries from an explosion, suffering them whilst already in a hospital might be the preferred option.

[Eric Loh]

Reported in Channelnewsasia that it is a reception room for ex-military officers. Not sure the significance though. 

[IamNoone88]

Ironic, survive the military for years and then get blasted in retirement and in a hospital.

[Eric Loh]

News just break that the police confirmed it was a bomb and that is significant. And I thought we will have no more unrest. Well at least that's what they gave the reason for the coup.

[funandsuninbangkok]

Compressed air huh?

[webfact]

Blast at Phramongkutklao Hospital was from a bomb: deputy national police chief

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The deputy national police chief said Monday that the explosion in an army hospital in Bangkok this morning was caused by a bomb. Most of the injured, about ten, were retired army officers who waited for their medicine.

 

Pol General Srivara Rangsibhramanakul was speaking after investigating the explosion scene at a reception room for retired military officials of Phramongkutklao which is an army hospital.

 

An explosion was heard inside Phramongkutklao Hospital in Rajthevi district in Bangkok on Monday morning.

 

Initial reports said most of the injured were showered with broken window glass. At first, it is reported that the explosion may cause by gas leak or air condition compressor.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30315934

 

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[JoePai]

army officers who waited for their medicine

 

Seems they got it...    

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Bomb explosion suspected at Phramongkutklao Hospital

 

An explosion inside the Phramongkutklao Hospital that left 24 injured was likely to come from a bomb.

 

Deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Pol Gen Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said an object that was similar to an integrated circuit was found by explosive ordnance disposal police indicating it might be an explosion from small explosive.

 

The explosive had a narrow destructive range of a few metres, he said.

 

However the EOD team is still scouring the room for more evidence.

 

Earlier at noon today the director of the hospital held a brief press conference to reveal the number of injuries caused by the explosion at the dispensing room on the first floor of the Chalermphrakiat Building inside the hospital compound.

 

The room dispenses medications to retired and sick army officers.

 

The hospital director did not give details of the explosion.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bomb-explosion-suspected-phramongkutklao-hospital/

 

 

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[Toknarok]

     This has just been reported on the BBC news. Whatever spin the authorities put on it it's not a good advert for Thailand and it's all important tourism industry.

 

[Dobredin Ghusputin]

33 minutes ago, webfact said:

Most of the injured, about ten, were retired army officers who waited for their medicine.

 

No one important, then.

[hansnl]

31 minutes ago, JoePai said:

army officers who waited for their medicine

 

Seems they got it...    

Hope for you, when you might be waiting for your medicines, you will get real medication and not a bomb exploding near you.

[Raymonddiaz]

They are giving the junta another reason to stay longer. So who's behind that?............and Who's benefiting from that? >>>>>>

[webfact]

Bomb at hospital in Thai capital, Bangkok, wounds 24 - police

REUTERS
 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A bomb blast at a hospital in the Thai capital, Bangkok, wounded 24 people on Monday, on the third anniversary of a 2014 military coup.

 

There was no claim of responsibility for the blast at the Phramongkutklao Hospital, which is popular with retired military officers.

 

"It was a bomb. We found the pieces that were used to make the bomb," Kamthorn Aucharoen, commander of the police's explosive ordnance team, told Reuters.

 

"Right now, authorities are checking out closed circuit cameras."

 

Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said 24 people had been wounded.

 

(Reporting by Aukkarapon Niyomyat; Writing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre; Editing by Robert Birsel)

 

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[Moti24]

20 minutes ago, Raymonddiaz said:

They are giving the junta another reason to stay longer. So who's behind that?............and Who's benefiting from that? >>>>>>

I think the answer's in your statement.

[Prbkk]

Particularly pathetic to target the sick and elderly, regardless of their former employment.

[webfact]

Prime minister appeals for calm in wake of bombing

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday asked the public not to panic following the bomb attack at an Army hospital in the heart of the capital in broad daylight.

 

He said he had ordered an immediate investigation into the attack at Phramongkutklao Hospital, said government Spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd.

 

The attack hit a dispensary room for commissioned officers on the first floor of the Chalermprakiat building, slightly injuring 24 people. The hospital is situated in central Bangkok on Rajavithee Road near Victory Monument in Ratchathewi district.

 

Prayut said he had learned about the details of the attack from the defence minister and Army commander in chief.

 

The attack came on the third anniversary of the coup, which was led by Prayut who was then Army commander in chief.

 

Sansern said the hospital had already sealed off the scene of the attack pending an investigation.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30315938

 

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[Moonmoon]

Read it was a bomb and today was the 3rd anniversary since the Junta came into power through a coup on May 22 2014. Any links perhaps?

[AGareth2]

directly targeting a hospital is a crime against humanity

[webfact]

Bomb targeted room named for Defence Minister Prawit
By The Nation

 

File photo: Prawit

 

BANGKOK: -- The bomb that hit an army hospital in Bangkok on the third anniversary of the coup on Monday was hidden in a vase in a room named “Wongsuwan” in honour of Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

An initial investigation determined that the explosives were in a green vase that contained artificial flowers.

 

The vase was placed on a chair inside the Wongsuwan room in Phramongkutklao Hospital, the source said, adding that it was not yet known when the act was committed.

 

Authorities are checking hospital security camera footage. At least 25 people were injured in the attack, mostly of whom were only slightly hurt.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30315946

 

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[BigBadGeordie]

"Clearly the country is not ready for democracy" says tomorrows press release.

Will have to stay in power and delay elections etc etc blah blah blah.

[phuketrichard]

i would have thought this all wouldn't have started till After the funeral

[lujanit]

Regardless of who you are or your politics bombing a hospital waiting room is completely unacceptable and unforgivable.

 

The perpetrators obviously consider they are at war and have never heard go the Geneva Convention.

 

"seek to protect people who are not or are no longer taking part in hostilities; these include the sick and wounded of armed forces on the field, wounded, sick, and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea, prisoners of war, and civilians."

[Smarter Than You]

Bombs are never good, but it would seem that the longer this Junta clings to power the more there will be.

Is this the beginning of an awakening or a just sporadic <deleted>?

[metisdead]

Offensive posts and replies have been removed. 

[hansnl]

1 hour ago, BigBadGeordie said:

"Clearly the country is not ready for democracy" says tomorrows press release.

Will have to stay in power and delay elections etc etc blah blah blah.

Oh yes, a bomb, of course is the ultimate expression of democracy.

Or the wish for democracy.

[hansnl]

27 minutes ago, lujanit said:

Regardless of who you are or your politics bombing a hospital waiting room is completely unacceptable and unforgivable.

 

The perpetrators obviously consider they are at war and have never heard go the Geneva Convention.

 

"seek to protect people who are not or are no longer taking part in hostilities; these include the sick and wounded of armed forces on the field, wounded, sick, and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea, prisoners of war, and civilians."

Using hospitals, religious buildings, schools for terrorist activities is a boon for terrorists.

If attacked by regular army or police it can always be claimed by terrorists that the army or police were killing innocents.

And terrorists are not bound by any convention or even morals.

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Hospital bomb attack an ‘unspeakable act of terror’

 

The National Human Rights Commission on Monday denounced the bomb attack on an army hospital in Bangkok, saying it was an inhumane act and an unspeakable act of terror.

 

Commissioner Angkhana Neelapaijit said she was truly upset that the attackers chose to attack a hospital.

 

“Although Phramongkutklao Hospital is an army hospital it treats everybody without discrimination, it did not treat only the army officers,” she said.

 

If it was implemented to mark the third anniversary of the coup, it should be regarded as being an unspeakable act of terror and inhumane action as a hospital is not the venue for conflicts. 

 

“Even during the war time, hospitals, medical personnel and innocent people are protected.

 

“I want to condemn the act that attacked a medical place and injured patients and relatives waiting for medical care. The attack in a hospital absolutely violated international human rights laws. The attackers’ acts are considered brutal, inhumane,” she said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30315959

 

 

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[Jonathan Fairfield]

Eight people still being treated for injuries after Bangkok army hospital blast

Of the 25 people injured in the bomb blast at an Army hospital in Bangkok, eight are still hospitalised including one in serious condition, according to the Army Medical Department.

 

The explosion caused minor injuries to many people, said the department chief Lt-General Saroj Keokajee, noting that most of the injured had been discharged from the hospital.

 

One woman needed surgery to remove shrapnel from her face, he said.

 

A home-made bomb went off at a dispensary room for commissioned officers on the first floor of the Chalermprakiat building in Phramongkutklao Army Hospital on Monday morning. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30315960

 

 

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