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Police arrest 5 suspects in grenade attacks in Chiang Mai, Bangkok
BANGKOK, Nov 23 – Five suspects were arrested in connection with having fired M-79 grenades in the northern province of Chiang Mai and the capital of Bangkok, Police chief Wichean Potephosree told a news conference on Tuesday.
The five suspects are Wallop Phitheeprom, Somkid Makwong, Wanchai Sangkhao, Anan Meerod, Chatchai Phokanupab. The police also seized C4 plastic explosives, electric blasting caps, mobile phone time delay circuits, a shotgun and cartridges, he said.
Mr Wallop was arrested at a gas station in Bangkok’s Saimai district on an arrest warrant from a Chiang Mai provincial court on charges of causing an explosion to damage another’s property and possessing an unlicensed gun and ammunition.
He was allegedly involved in a grenade attack at Chiang Mai Construction company in the provincial seat on Sept 12, 2010 and three other grenade attacks in this northern province. The company is owned by the father-in-law of Newin Chidchob, de facto leader of the Bhumjaithai Party.
Mr Wallop confessed to firing RPG projectiles eight times in Bangkok and the adjacent provinces including the attacks at a house in Soi Ladprao 23, buildings in the Government House compound, at Lumpini Park, and on expressways on May 16, 18 and 19, 2010 during the turmoil and security force operations to end the April-May Red Shirt protest. He was also apparently involved in M79 grenade attacks on Bangkok Bank branches.
After his arrest, the police seized evidence from a rental room in Ladkrabang district and arrested four more suspects.
Mr Wallop said he did it because he adhered to his political ideology and said he was irate over the security operations to disperse the Red Shirt protesters at Din Daeng in April 2009.
He said he never underwent weapons training, but learned to use weapons when he was soldier and he bought weapons from the Cambodian border. Investigations are continuing to arrest more suspects in the attacks.
The Red Shirts, also known as the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), protested in Bangkok from March to May this year, demanding that Prime Minister Abhisti Vejjajiva call new elections.
The Red Shirt leaders ended their protest at Ratchaprasong following army operations to disperse the protesters who had shut down nearby businesses, shopping and tourism sites. Afterward some angry Red Shirts rampaged and set fire to two dozen buidings in the capital. (MCOT online news)
The five suspects are Wallop Phitheeprom, Somkid Makwong, Wanchai Sangkhao, Anan Meerod, Chatchai Phokanupab. The police also seized C4 plastic explosives, electric blasting caps, mobile phone time delay circuits, a shotgun and cartridges, he said.
Mr Wallop was arrested at a gas station in Bangkok’s Saimai district on an arrest warrant from a Chiang Mai provincial court on charges of causing an explosion to damage another’s property and possessing an unlicensed gun and ammunition.
He was allegedly involved in a grenade attack at Chiang Mai Construction company in the provincial seat on Sept 12, 2010 and three other grenade attacks in this northern province. The company is owned by the father-in-law of Newin Chidchob, de facto leader of the Bhumjaithai Party.
Mr Wallop confessed to firing RPG projectiles eight times in Bangkok and the adjacent provinces including the attacks at a house in Soi Ladprao 23, buildings in the Government House compound, at Lumpini Park, and on expressways on May 16, 18 and 19, 2010 during the turmoil and security force operations to end the April-May Red Shirt protest. He was also apparently involved in M79 grenade attacks on Bangkok Bank branches.
After his arrest, the police seized evidence from a rental room in Ladkrabang district and arrested four more suspects.
Mr Wallop said he did it because he adhered to his political ideology and said he was irate over the security operations to disperse the Red Shirt protesters at Din Daeng in April 2009.
He said he never underwent weapons training, but learned to use weapons when he was soldier and he bought weapons from the Cambodian border. Investigations are continuing to arrest more suspects in the attacks.
The Red Shirts, also known as the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), protested in Bangkok from March to May this year, demanding that Prime Minister Abhisti Vejjajiva call new elections.
The Red Shirt leaders ended their protest at Ratchaprasong following army operations to disperse the protesters who had shut down nearby businesses, shopping and tourism sites. Afterward some angry Red Shirts rampaged and set fire to two dozen buidings in the capital. (MCOT online news)
