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M-59 grenade used in bombing near duty-free shopping complex: police
BANGKOK, July 30 – An M-59 hand grenade was used in this morning's bombing on Rangnam Road opposite a duty-free shopping centre left one seriously wounded victim in the most recent explosion in the Thai capital, according to police.
The grenade, obscured in a black plastic bag, exploded near King Power duty-free shopping center, leaving a rubbish scavenger in critical condition with shrapnel in his head.
Following the incident, Pol Gen Panupong Singhara Na Ayutthaya, head of a team investigating the bombing said the explosive device was identified as a Chinese-made M-59 hand grenade not used by any Thai government agencies.
Investigators gathered evidence at the scene and believed that the way the perpetrators placed the device and the type of explosive used in the incident were similar to previous attacks.
Gen Panupong, also national police chief adviser, said the investigators will compare information and evidence from the Rangnam Road incident to past explosions since 2006. The investigation process seeks to find a link among those who placed the emplosive device.
Though the footage from a closed circuit television at the site was quite unclear, related-bombing experts remained needed for the investigation, Gen Panupong said.
Meanwhile, if those who placed the recent bombing incidents are still at large, the national police chief adviser believed that similar bombings are likely to continue.
Acting Police Chief Pateep Tanprasert instructed Pol Lt-Gen Santhan Chayanont, metropolitan police commissioner, to coordinate with related agencies to adjust security measures in the capital, particularly regarding plastic rubbish bags at risk-prone locations.
In addition, Gen Panupong said that the police did not deny responsibilities for the incidents but would speed up investigation and seek protective measures and provide more surveillance to prevent any possible reoccurance.
Meanwhile, Dr Rewat Visarutvej, director-general of the Department of Medical Services, Public Health Ministry said Friday that the injured garbage scavenger remains in critical condition and is under close medical surveillance.
Dr Rewat said shrapnel from the blast has caused the victim's brain to swell and lost the use of his left eye. One lung and his right leg were also seriously wounded. The victim remains unconscious on a respiratory ventilator. (MCOT online news)
The grenade, obscured in a black plastic bag, exploded near King Power duty-free shopping center, leaving a rubbish scavenger in critical condition with shrapnel in his head.
Following the incident, Pol Gen Panupong Singhara Na Ayutthaya, head of a team investigating the bombing said the explosive device was identified as a Chinese-made M-59 hand grenade not used by any Thai government agencies.
Investigators gathered evidence at the scene and believed that the way the perpetrators placed the device and the type of explosive used in the incident were similar to previous attacks.
Gen Panupong, also national police chief adviser, said the investigators will compare information and evidence from the Rangnam Road incident to past explosions since 2006. The investigation process seeks to find a link among those who placed the emplosive device.
Though the footage from a closed circuit television at the site was quite unclear, related-bombing experts remained needed for the investigation, Gen Panupong said.
Meanwhile, if those who placed the recent bombing incidents are still at large, the national police chief adviser believed that similar bombings are likely to continue.
Acting Police Chief Pateep Tanprasert instructed Pol Lt-Gen Santhan Chayanont, metropolitan police commissioner, to coordinate with related agencies to adjust security measures in the capital, particularly regarding plastic rubbish bags at risk-prone locations.
In addition, Gen Panupong said that the police did not deny responsibilities for the incidents but would speed up investigation and seek protective measures and provide more surveillance to prevent any possible reoccurance.
Meanwhile, Dr Rewat Visarutvej, director-general of the Department of Medical Services, Public Health Ministry said Friday that the injured garbage scavenger remains in critical condition and is under close medical surveillance.
Dr Rewat said shrapnel from the blast has caused the victim's brain to swell and lost the use of his left eye. One lung and his right leg were also seriously wounded. The victim remains unconscious on a respiratory ventilator. (MCOT online news)
