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Authorities on full alert after army fuel depot grenade attack
BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep
Thaugsuban on Tuesday ordered security officials to be on full alert two days after two grenades hit an army oil depot Sunday night, while the army may be recalled to security duty in the capital to help police maintain order.
Mr Suthep’s order followed Democrat Party spokesman Buranat Samutrarak's warning that some 40 key locations are targeted for sabotage.
The deputy prime minister said he earlier asked security agencies to boost their vigilence "but the areas are vast and the number of [security] personnel is small" so incidents can take place anyway.
The deputy prime minister, who also supervises security affairs said, “I believe some people were plotting more attacks.”
Meanwhile, National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general Tawin
Pleansri said the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES)may recall soldiers and security personnel to help police maintain order as violent incidents occurred recently after the troops had returned to their barracks.
The NSC secretary-general assured the public that the emergency decree
remains effective despite recent incidents.
"The emergency decree in force does not mean that violence will not occur," said Mr Tawin, but the law helps security agencies to do their work effectively.
Mr Tawin said that the emergency decree may affect the rights and freedom of the people, but it will be useful in enforcing security and maintaining stability.
Mr Suthep said the Cabinet will decided next week whether to extend the emergency decree.
Imposed in the capital and 23 other provinces after the anti-government Red Shirt protest escalated to riot and arson in Bangkok and some provinces following their 10-week protest in the capital demanding that the Prime Minister to dissolve the House, the emergency decree will expire on July 7.
Mr Suthep said there has yet been no conclusion as to what group carried out the grenade attack at the Quartermaster Department in Nonthaburi, adjacent to Bangkok. He said he awaits a report from the police.
CRES on Monday confirmed that two rocket-propelled grenades were fired
at an oil depot of the Quartermaster Department of Royal Thai Army in the Nonthaburi provincial seat Sunday night.
The police said that only one of the 11 fuel containers in the storage area was hit by the grenades, which punctured 20 holes in the empty 10 million-litre fuel container. No explosion occurred as the tank was empty.
Police investigators believed the grenades were likely launched from the Tasai community located behind the depot.
Witnesses saw four men on two motorcycles at the crime scene at 9.30pm when an explosion was heard and the men drove away. (TNA)
Thaugsuban on Tuesday ordered security officials to be on full alert two days after two grenades hit an army oil depot Sunday night, while the army may be recalled to security duty in the capital to help police maintain order.
Mr Suthep’s order followed Democrat Party spokesman Buranat Samutrarak's warning that some 40 key locations are targeted for sabotage.
The deputy prime minister said he earlier asked security agencies to boost their vigilence "but the areas are vast and the number of [security] personnel is small" so incidents can take place anyway.
The deputy prime minister, who also supervises security affairs said, “I believe some people were plotting more attacks.”
Meanwhile, National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general Tawin
Pleansri said the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES)may recall soldiers and security personnel to help police maintain order as violent incidents occurred recently after the troops had returned to their barracks.
The NSC secretary-general assured the public that the emergency decree
remains effective despite recent incidents.
"The emergency decree in force does not mean that violence will not occur," said Mr Tawin, but the law helps security agencies to do their work effectively.
Mr Tawin said that the emergency decree may affect the rights and freedom of the people, but it will be useful in enforcing security and maintaining stability.
Mr Suthep said the Cabinet will decided next week whether to extend the emergency decree.
Imposed in the capital and 23 other provinces after the anti-government Red Shirt protest escalated to riot and arson in Bangkok and some provinces following their 10-week protest in the capital demanding that the Prime Minister to dissolve the House, the emergency decree will expire on July 7.
Mr Suthep said there has yet been no conclusion as to what group carried out the grenade attack at the Quartermaster Department in Nonthaburi, adjacent to Bangkok. He said he awaits a report from the police.
CRES on Monday confirmed that two rocket-propelled grenades were fired
at an oil depot of the Quartermaster Department of Royal Thai Army in the Nonthaburi provincial seat Sunday night.
The police said that only one of the 11 fuel containers in the storage area was hit by the grenades, which punctured 20 holes in the empty 10 million-litre fuel container. No explosion occurred as the tank was empty.
Police investigators believed the grenades were likely launched from the Tasai community located behind the depot.
Witnesses saw four men on two motorcycles at the crime scene at 9.30pm when an explosion was heard and the men drove away. (TNA)
