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Second bomb blast in BANGKOK
Thailand: bomb explodes in Bangkok as tensions rise A bomb has exploded in Bangkok, seriously wounding a man and stoking fears of civil unrest following a deadly blast five days ago and violent anti-government protests in April and May. Published: 7:00AM BST 30 Jul 2010 Thai forensic police inspect the site of a bomb attack Thai forensic police inspect the site of a bomb attack near a bus station outside a Big C shopping mall in Bangkok. Photo: REUTERS Police said a grenade tied with an oiled rubber band and wrapped in a garbage bag exploded at about 2am (1900 GMT) in an alley near Victory Monument, an area usually choked with traffic and surrounded by government buildings. "I do not want to speculate on the cause at this point and whether it's politically motivated or an attempt to stir chaos," said Metropolitan Police Chief Lt. Gen. Santarn Chayanond. Related Articles * Violence returns to Bangkok * Thailand to release 250,000 wasps to fight South American invader * Fines for feeding elephants * Thai protest ends as leaders surrender * Bangkok 'safe' for tourists following anti-government protests * Founder of Thailand's 'yellow shirt' protest movement shot The wounded man was believed to be a garbage collector, he said. No group took responsibility for the attack which followed a blast that killed one person and wounded 10 on Sunday in a shopping district occupied by tens of thousands of "red shirt" protesters for seven weeks until a May 19 army crackdown. That bomb exploded shortly after polls closed in a Bangkok by-election in which a ruling party politician narrowly defeated a jailed red shirt anti-government protest leader representing the opposition. Santarn declined to comment on whether the two bombing incidents were related. Thailand's government lifted a state of emergency in six provinces on Thursday, but said the special security law would remain in place in 10 others, including Bangkok. The emergency decree has been in force since April, giving security forces broad powers to deal with anti-government protests which spiralled into the worst political violence in modern Thai history when demonstrators clashed with troops in April and May, leaving 90 people dead and at least 1,800 wounded. |
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