Blast wounds three in Bangkok

[Khun Don]

Blast wounds three in Bangkok
Published: 24/09/2010 at 06:41 PM
Online news: Breakingnews

A bomb hidden in a garbage bin exploded in Rama III area in Bangkok on Friday evening, wounding three passers-by, according to television reports.

The reports said that a man and two female students were wounded in the explosion, which occurred around 5.30pm. They were rushed to hospital.

Pol Lt Col Kamthorn Ouicharoen, deputy chief of the disposal unit under the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said a team has been dispatched to the scene to collect evidence. He said he cannot confirm at the moment what was the cause of the explosion.

BANGKOK POST

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Siamseng Saetia, a 57-year-old grocery shop owner, said she spotted a suspicious box containing a mobile phone and a battery near her house on Tuesday but dared not move it.

Yesterday, Prakorn Boonprakobkij, her neighbour, decided to put it in the rubbish bin at around 4.30pm. The explosion took place half an hour later.

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An initial investigation by explosives experts and forensic police found the bomb was an improvised explosive device triggered by a mobile phone signal.

Bangkok Post

Isn't it amazing how the BIB can piece together the puzzle?