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Tue, 04/13/2010 - 20:30
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Police: Probe of Saturday's bloody clash expected to conclude in two weeks
BANGKOK, April 13 (TNA) - Police are now speeding their investigation of last Saturday's fatal clashes between government troops and red-shirted anti-government protesters and the case is expected to be complete within two weeks, according to a senior police officer.
Pol Maj-Gen Amnuay Nimmano, deputy Bangkok police chief, said the wounded and families of the soldiers and protesters killed during the clashes have been called in to testify to police. All vital information is expected to be compiled by this Friday and the case could be concluded within two weeks.
Police have urged persons who have taken video sequences or still pictures of the bloody clashes between security officials and anti-government protesters last Saturday to hand in the photos and to as well give information as police now believe that “terrorists” with military weapons mingled with the protesters on that day and opened fire, said the senior police officer.
Gen Amnuay said people possessing such pictures are urged to give them to investigators and to cooperate in giving information to them as well in order to facilitate the investigation.
Police will keep their information in confidentiality, he said.
The emergency services said 21 people were killed and 863 persons, including more than 200 soldiers, were wounded in the day-long confrontation.
His request was made after autopsies on 11 of the day's 21 fatalities showed that nine died from high-velocity bullets fired from a distance, and not at close range, according to an independent committee. (TNA)
Pol Maj-Gen Amnuay Nimmano, deputy Bangkok police chief, said the wounded and families of the soldiers and protesters killed during the clashes have been called in to testify to police. All vital information is expected to be compiled by this Friday and the case could be concluded within two weeks.
Police have urged persons who have taken video sequences or still pictures of the bloody clashes between security officials and anti-government protesters last Saturday to hand in the photos and to as well give information as police now believe that “terrorists” with military weapons mingled with the protesters on that day and opened fire, said the senior police officer.
Gen Amnuay said people possessing such pictures are urged to give them to investigators and to cooperate in giving information to them as well in order to facilitate the investigation.
Police will keep their information in confidentiality, he said.
The emergency services said 21 people were killed and 863 persons, including more than 200 soldiers, were wounded in the day-long confrontation.
His request was made after autopsies on 11 of the day's 21 fatalities showed that nine died from high-velocity bullets fired from a distance, and not at close range, according to an independent committee. (TNA)
