Six Bombs in Bangkok
Charles Johnson
Sun Dec 31, 2006 at 8:04 am PST • Views: 242
A multiple attack in Bangkok: Six bombs hit Thailand’s capital.
BANGKOK (AFP) - At least 20 people have been injured in Bangkok night after six bombs exploded in the Thai capital, police said, as revellers were preparing to bring in the New Year.
The six explosions happened within 90 minutes of each other across Thailand’s capital, and began at 5:20 pm (1020 GMT) on downtown Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Road.
“There were six bombs in Bangkok this evening,” Ajiravid Subarnbhesaj, national police spokesman, said at a press conference Sunday.
He said that no one had been killed in the New Year’s Eve attacks, but Surachet Sathitniramai, the director for the government’s medical information centre, said one person had died.
At this point, the military-installed government is claiming that there’s no connection to the jihad in the south.
Frank says: