Pipe bomb found near subway station has link to skytrain station bombing in 2015

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The pipe bomb found near Thailand Cultural Centre subway station is not linked to three recent bombings in Bangkok, but the device is similar to explosive devices used in two bombings in 2014 and 2015.

 

The device found in rubble behind a restaurant near the MRT subway station is similar to the devices used in two explosions in Minburi area and at the BTS skytrain station at Siam Square.

 

According to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) chief Pol Col Kamthon Ouicharoen, the bomb is a metal pipe with lit fuse and gun powder inside.

 

There is no ball bearings or nails inside, he said.

 

But he said if the bomb exploded , it could cause death and serious injuries because the metal pipe itself would turn shrapnels.

 

From the condition of the bomb device, he said it was left in rubbles over a month.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pipe-bomb-found-near-subway-station-link-skytrain-station-bombing-2015/

 

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so the almost bombers succeeded in a sense; they spread and generate 'concern' even if the bomb doesnt go off

.....with lit fuse.......

 

It has a 'lit' fuze? Wow, slow-burning.......

11 hours ago, YetAnother said:

so the almost bombers succeeded in a sense; they spread and generate 'concern' even if the bomb doesnt go off

Isnt that what they might be aiming for .

.threat as opposed to action.

If people are scared and reluctant to go about their lives as normal ...from a terrorist perspective that's a win.

The scary part is who found it and how it was handled after it was found? Lucky it wasn't the type with a motion trigger mechanism. Thai style is to poke at it, shake it, pick it up or cause a commotion to attract others to come see it.

 

 

5 minutes ago, tomyummer said:

The scary part is who found it and how it was handled after it was found? Lucky it wasn't the type with a motion trigger mechanism. Thai style is to poke at it, shake it, pick it up or cause a commotion to attract others to come see it.

 

 

When the fuse involves a mosquito coil, the chances of a motion trigger are pretty small. About the same level of sophistication as a buffalo drawn cart.

How is that a link?  It's very basic, and can be found on the internet I'm sure