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Arrest warrant issued for bomber; PM receives 'underground movements' report
BANGKOK, March 1 (TNA) -- A Thai court has issued a warrant for the arrest of a man suspected to have thrown a bomb at Bangkok Bank’s Silom Road branch in central Bangkok during the weekend, while Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he has received an intelligence report on “underground movements” ahead of a planned mass rally by anti-government protesters aimed at toppling his administration.
Police asked the criminal court to issue an arrest warrant for a man aged slightly more than 30 whose picture was sketched from closed-circuit television installed at the bank and from evidence given by eyewitnesses.
If apprehended, the suspect would be charged for possessing explosives without license and would face a maximum 10-year imprisonment, police said.
Bangkok Bank’s Silom Road branch was one of four bank branches targeted for bombing on Saturday. Glass windows and the ceiling of the bank were damaged along with nearby telephone booths.
No casualties were reported in the incidents; two grenades exploded, one was defused, and one appeared to have been a dud.
Prime Minister Abhisit, meanwhile, told journalists on Monday that police had concluded that similar explosives were used at all four banks and were investigating which agency is using this kind of weapon.
He denied that his government has black-listed some key leaders of the anti-government movement of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) who plan to mobilise the group countrywide from March 12, converging on Bangkok for a mass protest on March 14.
Reports on what security agencies termed “underground movements” have been received but further investigation is needed, Mr Abhisit added. (TNA)
Police asked the criminal court to issue an arrest warrant for a man aged slightly more than 30 whose picture was sketched from closed-circuit television installed at the bank and from evidence given by eyewitnesses.
If apprehended, the suspect would be charged for possessing explosives without license and would face a maximum 10-year imprisonment, police said.
Bangkok Bank’s Silom Road branch was one of four bank branches targeted for bombing on Saturday. Glass windows and the ceiling of the bank were damaged along with nearby telephone booths.
No casualties were reported in the incidents; two grenades exploded, one was defused, and one appeared to have been a dud.
Prime Minister Abhisit, meanwhile, told journalists on Monday that police had concluded that similar explosives were used at all four banks and were investigating which agency is using this kind of weapon.
He denied that his government has black-listed some key leaders of the anti-government movement of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) who plan to mobilise the group countrywide from March 12, converging on Bangkok for a mass protest on March 14.
Reports on what security agencies termed “underground movements” have been received but further investigation is needed, Mr Abhisit added. (TNA)
