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Arab-looking man launches two bomb attacks in Bangkok




An Arab-looking man went berserk throwing two bombs at a taxi and a police and his own legs were cut off by a blast Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Pol Lt Col Witthaya Poonsin, deputy commander of Klong Tan traffic police, said the foreigner, who has yet to be identified, threw the first bomb at a taxi on Soi Pridi Panomyong. The taxi was damaged in the explosion.

Witthaya said the man later walked to the main Sukhumvit 71 Road and when he spotted a police officer, the man tried to lob another bomb at the officer.

The bomb slipped out of his hand and exploded. The blast cut both of his legs and he was rushed to the Chulalongkorn Hospital.

Klong Tan police chief Col Sitthiparp Baiprasert said police are checking whether there are still explosives left.

Sitthiparp said the man was likely an Arab who rented a house on Soi Pridi Phanomyong 36.

Sitthiparp said there was also an explosion at the house at 2 pm.

He said three foreigners were living at the house but two had fled.

Deputy Bangkok Governor Wallop Suwankhadee said the first explosion was only 500 metres away from Kasem Witthaya School.

Sanchai Boonsoonnern, the driver of the damaged taxi, told the Rawangpai TV programme, that the foreigner suddenly threw a bomb at his vehicle.

The bomb fell on the bonnet of his car and rolled to under it and exploded.

The taxi driver was standing outside the vehicle so he shouted for help and tried to run after the attacker who ran towards the Sukhumvit 71 Raod.

Sanchai said the man tried to stop taxis to flee but none picked him up. Sanchai said he saw the man pulled out something from his bag and it fell on the ground and exploded.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Thani Thongphakdee said it could not be concluded now that the explosions were terrorist act and the explosions might not be related to terrorist warning by foreign embassies, which has already been lifted by 10 days.
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A bomb exploded in front of a school on Sukhumvit 71 Road on Tuesday afternoon, severely injuring a male foreigner and damaging a telephone booth.

Klongton Police said the attack occurred about 2pm outside Kasempithaya School in Soi Pridiphanomyong 31-33. The injured foreigner lost both of his legs in the blast.

Witnesses told investigators that an unidentified man hurled a bomb and then fled.

Police were investigating and had temporarily closed Klong Ton and Phra Khanong intersections.

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Foreign bomber of three explosions identified as Arab
February 14, 2012 4:47 pm
Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Pol Maj Gen Pisit Pisutsak said Tuesday three explosions related to Arab foreigners rocked Bangkok.

He said the first explosion occurred at 2 pm at the rented house of the three Arab men.

Pisit said two of them fled and another injured man tried to escape on a taxi but the taxi would not pick him up so he threw a bomb at the taxi on Soi Pridi Phanomyom 31 out of anger.

The man than tried to throw a bomb at police on the Sukhumvit 71 road but the bomb fell on himself and the blast cut both of his legs.

Pisit said the attacker was identified as Saci Morabi, 50.

He said police are still hunting for the two other foreigners.

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List of four injured people in Bangkok explosions
February 14, 2012 4:52 pm
Police have identified four people who were injured in Bangkok explosions Tuesday afternoon.

According to police, the four are:

1) Sinchai Boonsoongnern, taxi driver, 62

2) Sangwal Horprasartthong

3) Juthatip Sajjadamrong, 62

4) Apichart Khamlue, 62.

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PM urges public not to panic following Sukhumvit bombing
February 14, 2012 5:21 pm
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Tuesday urged the public not to panic over three explosions in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 71 Road related to three Iranians.

She said police and intelligence agencies are investigating the case.

"I would like to ask the people not to panic. The authorities have now arrested an attacker," Yingluck said.

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ser tv 3 de har fundet flere bomber i lejligheden :o

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National police chief rushes back to Bangkok from Chiang Mai following bombing
February 14, 2012 5:32 pm
Police Commissioner-General Pol Gen Priewphan Damapong cut short his trip in Chiang Mai and rushed back to Bangkok after he learned of three explosions involving three Iranians.

He said he had received the report and he had instructed the Metropolitan Police chief to launch man-hunt for two Iranians on the run. The third Iranian was badly injured after a bomb fell on himself.

Priewphan said he instructed the Special Branch Police and all police agencies to step up security and perform more checks on foreigners.

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Bomb suspect in custody

Immigration police chief Wibul Bangthamai confirmed that a man named Mohummad Hazaei, detained at Suvarnabhumi airport, is one of two suspects who fled the scene of the bomb blasts in Bangkok's Sukhumvit area on Tuesday.

According to Mr Wibul, the man refused to answer questions and demanded a translator. Police are now hunting for the third suspect who fled the scene after the first explosion according to witnesses.
Immigration police have been told to beef up security at all airports and checkpoints nationwide.

A man carrying an Iranian passport blew off his own legs and wounded four civilians in a series of three blasts on Tuesday afternoon in Sukhumvit Soi 71,

The explosions came a day after an Israeli diplomatic car was bombed in India.
Authorities say it is unclear whether the Bangkok explosions were linked to the New Delhi attack, but Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told AP, ``we can't rule out any possibility''.

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A bungling Iranian bomber blew off his own legs when he hurled a grenade at Thai police outside a Bangkok school - which bounced off a tree and then exploded at his feet.

It came after he had blown up his own home and then hurled a grenade at a taxi driver who would not accept him as a passenger,

Police allegedly found an Iranian ID card in a satchel close to the blast in the Thai capital, and unconfirmed reports suggest he is called Saeid Moradi.

Four people, three men and one woman, were injured in the explosions which come the day after Israeli diplomats were targeted in simultaneous car bombings, also believed to have been carried out by Iran.

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den sidste af de tre er nu fanget er der flere bomber på vej politiet påstår de har styr på sagerne det siger de hver gang((7))


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