Political conflict possible cause of bomb attack at Thai BJT: police
Political conflict possible cause of bomb attack at Thai BJT: police
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The bomb blast outside the coalition Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) headquarters in north Bangkok on Tuesday could link with the ongoing political conflict, the Thai News Agency (TNA) quoted police as reporting Wednesday.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lt-General Santhan Chayanont said on Wednesday that investigators have had the name and phone number of a person suspected of planning the bomb attack.
Police had also detained and questioned Anek Singkhunthod, 26, who allegedly admitted he had been hired to leave his fruit cart, which had about five pounds of TNT and a gas cylinder filled with petrol, in front of the BJT headquarters.
The bomb exploded at about 11 am on Tuesday.
“We can’t clearly conclude that the red-shirt [anti-government] protesters were behind the explosion yet, but I believe it is related to the political conflict,” said the Metropolitan Police chief.
Editor: Deng Shasha
English.news.cn 2010-06-23 15:51:09
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