Grenade attacks hit multiple sites in Bangkok
Two M79 grenades exploded at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in Bangkok compound, and another at the Government Lottery Office (GLO) next door late on March 25. They caused property damage but no casualties.
Of the two rounds targeting the NACC compound, one hit the deck above the ground floor and the other the roof of another building. The third grenade hit a building in the GLO compound and exploded.
An initial crime-scene investigation estimated the launch site was possibly 300 meters away, and located near Soi Nonthaburi 48 of Nonthaburi 1 Road, east of the NACC compound.
There was also a grenade attack on the house of People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban.
In another incident, two men on a motorcycle fired five shots at the Bangkok-based Davis Hotel owned by flamboyant politician Chuwit Kamolvisit on March 25 in the morning. Chuwit said it was an actual shooting – not his own set-up. Surveillance camera footage showed two men riding past on a motorcycle and firing at the hotel, located in Sukhumvit Soi 24.
Meanwhile, police are obtaining an arrest warrant for a man identified as Sumeth Trakoolwunnoo, reportedly a senior guard working for the anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee. Sumeth allegedly was implicated by a suspect known as the “popcorn gunman”, who was recently arrested, police said.
Police spokesman Pol Maj Gen Piya Uthayo accused Sumeth of being one of 22 suspects under scrutiny by the police for involvement in the shooting. Sumeth is however not among the four PDRC guards wanted on arrest warrants already approved by the court.
Police yesterday arrested four pro-government red shirts, one a woman, for assaulting a monk – an incident widely distributed in images online. A large group of people is seen clearly attacking the monk, but police arrested only four people.
Meanwhile, marches of anti-government protesters continued on Wednesday in preparation for a big rally on March 29.
[caption id="attachment_21895" align="alignleft" width="300"] Thai protest leader Suthep Taugsuban[/caption] Two M79 grenades exploded at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in Bangkok compound, and another at the Government Lottery Office (GLO) next door late on March 25. They caused property damage but no casualties. Of the two rounds targeting the NACC compound, one hit the deck above the ground floor and the other the roof of another building. The third grenade hit a building in the GLO compound and exploded. An initial crime-scene investigation estimated the launch site was possibly 300 meters away, and located near Soi Nonthaburi 48 of Nonthaburi...
Two M79 grenades exploded at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in Bangkok compound, and another at the Government Lottery Office (GLO) next door late on March 25. They caused property damage but no casualties.
Of the two rounds targeting the NACC compound, one hit the deck above the ground floor and the other the roof of another building. The third grenade hit a building in the GLO compound and exploded.
An initial crime-scene investigation estimated the launch site was possibly 300 meters away, and located near Soi Nonthaburi 48 of Nonthaburi 1 Road, east of the NACC compound.
There was also a grenade attack on the house of People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban.
In another incident, two men on a motorcycle fired five shots at the Bangkok-based Davis Hotel owned by flamboyant politician Chuwit Kamolvisit on March 25 in the morning. Chuwit said it was an actual shooting – not his own set-up. Surveillance camera footage showed two men riding past on a motorcycle and firing at the hotel, located in Sukhumvit Soi 24.
Meanwhile, police are obtaining an arrest warrant for a man identified as Sumeth Trakoolwunnoo, reportedly a senior guard working for the anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee. Sumeth allegedly was implicated by a suspect known as the “popcorn gunman”, who was recently arrested, police said.
Police spokesman Pol Maj Gen Piya Uthayo accused Sumeth of being one of 22 suspects under scrutiny by the police for involvement in the shooting. Sumeth is however not among the four PDRC guards wanted on arrest warrants already approved by the court.
Police yesterday arrested four pro-government red shirts, one a woman, for assaulting a monk – an incident widely distributed in images online. A large group of people is seen clearly attacking the monk, but police arrested only four people.
Meanwhile, marches of anti-government protesters continued on Wednesday in preparation for a big rally on March 29.
