Boo Radley Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 There's speculation that the grenade thrower is actually one of the Thai navy seals who's been guarding Suthep in the recent demonstrations. The Pantip thread below shows CCTV stills of the attacker and compares them with the seal's photo. They do look kind of similar, although it's hard to be sure. http://pantip.com/topic/31539217 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Whoever it is, it is a pansy ass way to throw a grenade. Also, it is bizarre to think that someone who is that familiar to the protesters would carrying out an attack without covering his face. I remember that 3 years ago some of Seh Daeng's "warriors" were said to be active duty military. Working for both sides? ... Second grenade attack SOME 28 people, including a number of anti-government protesters, were wounded yesterday afternoon when two grenades were thrown at a rally site at Victory Monument. Seven victims sustained serious injuries and were receiving treatment at four hospitals. One of the wounded is a female Post Today reporter, Sitthinee Huangnark. Witnesses said the first grenade was thrown near a bus stop near the rally stage, which is located in front of Rajvithi Hospital. After the first grenade went off at around 1.30pm, a group of protesters and rally guards chased a man suspected of throwing it. The suspect fired three shots in the air to scare away those chasing him, before lobbing another grenade down from a pedestrian flyover, injuring a second group of victims. The suspect continued to flee on the pedestrian flyover, running into Rajvithi Soi 14. The man fired another shot at one of his pursuers, wounding him in the stomach, before running further into the soi and jumping on a waiting motorcycle, on which he fled. Police later inspected the scene and identified two grenade pins as belonging to Russian-made RGD-5 grenades - the same type used in the attack on Friday on protesters at Banthad Thong Road. At least 36 people were wounded in that attack, and one died of his injuries early on Saturday. Former Democrat MP Thaworn Senneam, a core leader of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, which is staging the Shutdown campaign, said the attack was meant to harm him. Thaworn is supervising the Victory Monument stage. He said feedback from PDRC guards was that there were probably six men who took part in the latest attack. Army commander General Prayuth Chan-ocha deplored the attack, deputy Army spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvaree said yesterday, adding that the Army chief had ordered the military to adjust security plans with the government's Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO). The areas of adjustment include the location of road checkpoints and a request for police to hasten investigations into previous attacks, especially in gathering information on who was behind the attacks on protesters. In an earlier attack on the PDRC's Lat Phrao rally site at 11.20pm on Saturday, shots were fired at a gate, seriously wounding a 53-year-old guard, the Erawan Emergency Medical Services Centre said. Yesterday's grenade attacks at Victory Monument prompted heightened security at all seven rally sites, especially the main venue at Pathumwan intersection. PDRC core leader Satit Wongnongtaey said the additional measures include inspections of all protesters' baggage, an expansion of security rings around all rally sites, and more patrol teams around them. Satit said joint operations between PDRC guards and police at road checkpoints seemed useless to him, as no ordinary vehicles going in or travelling near protest sites had been searched. Instead, only ambulances had been searched by police, he said. PDRC leader Suthep Thaugsuban led a march yesterday from the Lat Phrao rally site to nearby areas and return without incident. PDRC spokesman Akanat Promphan said that daily marches by protesters would continue unabated, but the government and the police had failed to bringing those responsible for the attacks to justice. They had only put blame on the protest leaders. He said the anti-government movement and protesters would gain nothing from carrying out such attacks. http://www.nationmul...k-30224693.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 "Whoever it is, it is a pansy ass way to throw a grenade. " I thought the same thing last night. Its for sure not the manner to throw grenades instructed in training. Agreed this guy will go poof-it he gets exposed the game changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I seriously doubt he is a professional- IMHOThe seal has different higher cheekbones different nose- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Our drill sergeant in basic combat training would have chewed us out and had us doing push ups for throwing a grenade like that at the grenade range. Can't imagine a SEAL doing such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Not to mention, a SEAL would know that a grenade is a lousy weapon for that kind of thing. Rifles are MUCH better for precision killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 It's less about killing and more about terror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Naval Special Warfare commander threatens to sue Royal Thai Police Naval Special Warfare Commander Rear Adm Winai Klom-in Monday threatened to sue the Royal Thai Police if it is established that police caused misunderstanding on online social networks that one of his subordinates was the Victory Monument bomber. Winai said he believed that the Royal Thai Police contributed to the distribution of false information that that affected his command by comparing a Naval Special Warfare Command officer's picture with that of the suspect. "The way police did it was like an attempt discredit our agency," Winai said. He said the officer whose picture was liked to the bomb suspect was on a mission to fight against drug trafficking. He said his command did not want to see Thais kill each other. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Naval-Special-Warfare-commander-threatens-to-sue-R-30224713.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 ... Meanwhile video footage of the bomb attacker was widely shared on the social network today along with the picture of a former driver of deceased Maj-Gen Kattiya Sawasdipol (alias Seh Daeng). The driver was said to resemble the bomb attacker at the Victory Monument yesterday. Maj-Gen Kattiya was killed by a sniper while giving a press interview at Lumpini park. The former driver, identified as Lance Corporal Rachata Wongyod, was among the prisoners imprisoned on riot charges during the 2010 riot. It was questioned in the social network of why he was released from prison. http://englishnews.t...ays-explosions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 The ol' revolving door prison system...in the morning check in, in the afternoon check out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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