webfact Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Thailand orders arrests of four more suspects in Bangkok blasts FILE PHOTO: Members of Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team inspect a site of a small explosion at the Prathunam market in central Bangkok, Thailand, August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Panumas Sanguanwong BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities issued arrest warrants on Wednesday for four more suspects believed to be responsible for a series of bomb attacks as the capital hosted a key diplomatic meeting this month. Six small bombs and six incendiary devices went off on Aug. 2 as the foreign ministers of Southeast Asian nations met in Bangkok, an event also attended by diplomats from China, the United States and other world powers. Four people were wounded, with police saying they were seeking at least 15 suspects over the coordinated attacks that could be linked to political issues. Wednesday's warrants seek four new suspects on charges of organised crime, arson, causing explosion, and illegal possession of explosives, Krisana Pattanacharoen, a deputy police spokesman, told Reuters. "There will be more warrants for others involved," he added, as the investigation continues. Authorities had detained two men on Aug. 2 accused of planting bombs the police said were fake in front of Bangkok police headquarters the day before the coordinated blasts. They have said the two suspects in custody have ties to the insurgency in Thailand's Malay-Muslim-dominated south that has killed nearly 7,000 people since 2004. Police declined to comment on whether the four individuals covered by Wednesday's arrest warrants have ties to the insurgency. (Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-08-15 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 That doesn’t look like a small explosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Why are they always issuing "ORDERS" why not just "issuing arrest warrants" cant escape the military nonsense here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 53 minutes ago, dcnx said: That doesn’t look like a small explosion. looks like the Phuket ex building site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Depending on what explosive was used, the amount of damage from one stick or plug or say 40 grams will expand 10,000 times it size when initiated the expanding gas will do mass damage, so lucky that more deaths did not happen. A cowardly and callous act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, dcnx said: That doesn’t look like a small explosion. It does to those with a small brain, it is the "Thai authorities" we are talking about here after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 it was a small explosive or a fire bomb, which caused a big fire (stalls selling flammable goods, like clothing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 hours ago, dcnx said: That doesn’t look like a small explosion. That's what I thought then I figured small explosion follow by a rather large fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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