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Bomb explodes in Bangkok
Bangkok bomb raises fears of violent campaign
» Top 35 World Articles » Most Popular on washingtonpost.com TOOLBOX Resize Save/Share + Digg Newsvine del.icio.us Stumble It! myspace COMMENT No comments have been posted about this item. Comments are closed for this item. Discussion Policy Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this article By Chalathip Thirasoonthrakul Reuters Monday, September 1, 2008; 4:13 AM BANGKOK (Reuters) - A small bomb exploded in a Bangkok police booth in the small hours of Monday as a stand-off between the Prime Minister and protesters occupying his office entered its seventh day with no sign of either side backing down. A senior government source said the blast, which shattered nearby windows but caused no injuries shortly after 1 a.m. (2:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday), was a signal the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) was taking its campaign to another level. "The PAD has launched a guerrilla war with us," the source, who asked not to be named, said. Police echoed his comments, saying they believed it to be the work of agitators trying to depict the police as powerless in the face of the three-month PAD campaign to unseat the elected administration. ad_icon "They want to show that the government and the police are too weak to protect the people," national police spokesman Surapol Thuanthong told Reuters. "It is something we expected would have happened." The PAD, a group of businessmen and activists whose campaign against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra led to his overthrow in a 2006 coup, has always espoused peaceful protest. However, last week's raid on a state television station by men armed with knives and golf clubs, as well as the protracted Government House occupation behind razor wire barricades, has brought this into question. A PAD spokesman denied any responsibility. "We had no reason to do that. It would only scare away protesters, not bring more people to join. We have other effective "civil disobedience" measures to fight the government without planting a bomb," Parnthep Pourpongpan said. "I AM NOT AFRAID" Tensions peaked on Friday when police used teargas and rubber bullets to repel 2,000 protesters trying to storm Bangkok police headquarters. Protesters also shut down three regional airports, all of which have since reopened. Samak has said repeatedly that he would never bow to the PAD demands, and warned in his weekly radio address on Sunday that his patience was wearing out. |
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