waerth Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Some good news? http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/nacc-bombing-suspects-arrested/# A combined force of police and soldiers combed a suspected area close to the head-office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) before dawn Friday and arrested three suspects with a cache of firearms and ammunition. One of the suspects was said to be a security guard who was giving protection to a group of red-shirt demonstrators holding out at the front gate of the NACC office on Sanambin Nam road in Nonthaburi. The cache that the combined force seized was found in bushes on Soi Nonthaburi 46. It included M79 grenade launcher and grenades used for the launcher, an AK 47 assault rifle, five REG 5 hand grenades, a shotgun, a .45 pistol. The three persons were spotted suspiciously near the place and tried to escape when police combed the area to search. The arrest came after the police, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team and soldiers suspected two M79 grenades that hit the NACC Building 1 Thursday might be fired from a remote place from Soi Nonthaburi 46 – Soi Nonthaburi 48 as they were in the firing range of the grenade launcher. They also believed the attacker or attackers were stilling hiding in bushes in the remote areas in between the two Sois. A combined force of police and soldiers then combed the area and found the arms cache and three suspects were seen there and arrested. Meanwhile, Nonthaburi police also detained 10 redshirt supporters in front of the NACC office when body search produced handguns in their possession. They were brought to Nonthaburi police station for record booking. National Police Office deputy commissioner Pol Gen Ake Angsananond will give a press conference of the seizure of the arms and the arrest of three suspects late today. Earlier before the M79 attack on the NACC office, soldiers on two motorcycle patrol were also fired upon by gunman while they patrolling near the NACC headoffice at 10.30 p.m.Thursday night. One soldier was slightly injured when one of the motorcycle slid and fell to the ground when it was hit by bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thaksin must have phoned Chalerm and told him to get his finger out, or he would be replace. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Interesting though not surprising that all these redshirts were armed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 10 suspects arrested for M-79 grenade attack on NACC Ten men have been arrested for firing M-79 grenades into the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) office in Nonthaburi, while many war weapons were found hidden in an abandoned area near the agency's office. Police searched areas around the NACCafter two M-79 grenades landed in its compound at around 10.45pm last night. The grenade damaged the window of a women’s restroom on the 4th floor of the building, while an exterior wall was damaged by another grenade. Many grenade fragments found scattered around the area. During the search operation, police found three men who behaved suspiciously, walking from a wooded area, an abandoned area in Nonthaburi Soi 46. Police also found a AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition for it. After that police detained seven more suspects who joined the rally of the Radio Media for Democracy Group, a pro-government group protesting against the NACC and blocking the entrance of the agency’s offices. They were taken for questioning at the Nonthaburi provincial police station. Police searched security guards of the group and found a shotgun in the trunk of a car. Another group of police searched the bushes near the stage of the Radio Media for Democracy Group and found hand grenades, a gun, bullets and an M-79 grenade launcher. http://www.nationmul...A-30230318.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1395994646§ion=11 Red Activists' Weapon Cache Confiscated: Police (28 March) The police say they have arrested a member of local Redshirts group in Nonthaburi province and confiscated a number of military-grade weapons possessed by the group. The arrest followed an explosion at the office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Sanambin Nam Road at around 23.30 last night. Upon inspecting the scene, police found damages on windows and walls of Building 1 inside the compound, but no injury has been reported. The police suspect that the explosion has been caused by an M79 grenade launcher fired by perpetrators who wished to intimidate NACC officials. Hours later, the police raided a flyover bridge at Soi Nonthaburi 46, close to the NACC headquarters, where members of a local Redshirts group called People's Radio for Democracy (PRD) had been camping. Upon spotting the police force, the activists promptly fled from the bridge into wooded area nearby, but the officers gave chase and managed to arrest one suspect, identified as Mr. Rattanapong Intararangsi. Police said Mr. Rattanapong was carrying a bag which contained one AK-47 rifle, 4 fully loaded magazines, and two grenades. Mr. Rattanapong denied the ownership of the weapons, claiming that an unknown individual has placed the weapons with him shortly before the arrest. When the police searched the car of another PRD activist which was parked close to the flyover bridge, the officers also found one shotgun and 38 shotgun rounds. Furthermore, the search in the wooded area yielded one M79 grenade launcher with 6 rounds of ammunition, one handgun, three grenades, and 36 rounds of M-16 rifle. A high-ranking police officer said the police have been investigating the recent grenade attacks on NACC compound and searching many areas for possible weapon cache. They eventually decided to raid the PRD camp on flyover bridge after "suspicious activities" were reported, the officer added. Mr. Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Deputy Prime Minister and chief adviser to the Centre for Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), said in a press conference today that the authorities will not provide any privilege to the Redshirts suspects, and insisted that the police will investigate any crimes committed by all political sides equally without prejudice. He refused to comment on the link between the confiscated weapons and the PRD group, stating that he is waiting further details from the police. "But whoever commits a crime must be punished," Mr. Surapong said, "No exception". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Police find cache of war weapons near NACC Police seized an M79 launcher, six M79 grenades and four hand grenades along with several other weapons in a raid on Thursday night, and discovered that the grenades had the same lot numbers as those used in earlier attacks. Pol General Aek Angsananont, deputy commissioner general of the Royal Thai Police, said the weapons were found near the rally site of red-shirt group outside the National Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters. The police had come over to check the area after two M79 grenades were fired at the NACC compound earlier in the night. Aek said the weapons had been left on a deserted plot at the mouth of Soi Nonthaburi 46 in a green cloth bag. The cache seized included two M79 rounds, a .45 revolver [?] with 44 rounds of ammunition, 39 rounds of 7.62mm calibre ammunition and four RGD-5 hand grenades. A police source said the M79 grenades had the same lot number as those fired at the Thai PBS head office on February 26, while the RDG-5 grenades had the same lot number as those used in previous attacks in Bangkok's Bang Na area, Chon Buri and Nonthaburi. Apart from seizing the war weapons on Thursday night, police also arrested four armed suspects. The suspects were identified as Chuchart Chusiri, 33; Ratanapong Inthararangsi, 35; Samai Boonnarn, 60; and Kompakorn Kohkaew, 46; and were found hanging out with the security guards of the red-shirt People's Radio for Democracy group near the NACC headquarters. Chuchart was caught carrying a shotgun with 38 rounds of ammunition, while Ratanapong was carrying an AK-47 assault rifle with 120 rounds of ammunition and two RGD-5 grenades. Samai had a home-made gun along with 11 rounds of 9mm ammunition, while Kompakorn was nabbed as he is wanted for car theft. http://www.nationmul...C-30230370.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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