Flashermac Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Three explosions rocked Sukhumvit 71 in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon, badly injuring an Iranian man who lost both his legs. Another man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after police discovered explosive materials in a house rented by three Iranians in Soi Pridiphanomyong 31. Four other people were injured in the blasts. Government spokeswoman Thitima Chaisaeng said police reported the house was being used to make bombs and had uncovered a cache of C4 explosives and remote control detonating devices. She said a bomb went off inside the rented house and two of the three men fled. The third man, identified as Saeid Moradi, followed and tried to hail a taxi, which refused to stop. Police said he threw a bomb at the taxi, injuring the driver, and ran off. He then was spotted by police and threw a third bomb at them, but it bounced off a tree and blew his legs off. He was rushed to Kluaynamthai Hospital. Mrs Thitima said investigators were now trying to find out if an attack was being organised or whether there was a suicide mission planned. The Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, is contacting the government of Iran to check if the Iranian men are on its terrorist watch list, she said. Police temporarily closed Klong Ton and Phra Khanong intersections so that bomb disposal experts could inspect the area and asked commuters to avoid using roads in the vicinity. No explosives were found in the black bag the injured man was carrying. One of the bombs damaged a telephone booth outside Kasempithaya School. A spokesman said no one at the school was hurt and that parents had been informed of the situation. Pupils were ordered to remain in their classrooms. Police said the man detained at Suvarnabhumi airport was trying to board an Air Asia flight o Malaysia. They said he arrived in Thailand on the same day as Mr Moradi. The names of the four other injured people are Sutatip Sajjadamrong, taxi driver Sanchai Boonsoongnoen, Apichart (surname not reported) and Kangwan Horprasattong. BP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Thailand blasts: 'Iranian' bomber injured in Bangkok A man thought to be Iranian has had both legs blown off after attempting to throw a bomb at police in the Thai capital, Bangkok, officials said. Two other explosions were reported in the same busy commercial district of the city, injuring four other people. Police said one blast took place at the house the injured man rented with other Iranians. One of those men also threw a bomb at a taxi in the capital. Last month the US embassy warned of possible attacks in Bangkok. The blasts come just a day after two bomb attacks targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia. Israel has accused Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah of orchestrating the attacks. Iran denied the allegations. Police told the BBC the first explosion happened around 14:20 (07:20 GMT) at a house in the Ekamai area in central Bangkok, which the three Iranians were believed to have rented for a month. Two men managed to escape the explosion that severely damaged the house, according to police, but a third man who suffered minor injuries tried to hail a taxi. When the taxi refused to stop for him, he threw at least one bomb at it. There was a third explosion when the same man then attempted to throw another bomb at police, but missed. The man lost his legs when the device blew up. He is said to be receiving emergency treatment in hospital. Thai media said that an identity card found nearby indicated the man could be of Iranian origin. A police forensics team was examining the house and reports said that police used a high pressure water cannon to defuse another explosive found there. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra urged the public to remain calm. BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest lazyphil Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 he effed that up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Saw this video of the injured bomber posted on another forum. http://youtu.be/jhK0xtyfskg [warning - graphic] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 He did a good job on himself. Haven't seen anything like that since 1969 and the Central Highlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Certainly casts doubt on the allegations SAVAK just changed sides after the Shah left; they would have organised a far better job than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Certainly casts doubt on the allegations SAVAK just changed sides after the Shah left; they would have organised a far better job than that. That is a VERY good point. SAVAK was reputed to be VERY good at what they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 As rusty and outdated as my demolitions training is, I could still be a better "mad bomber" than these idiots. They seem to be the F Troop of terrorism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 then do it Flasher! what are you waiting for? get infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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