Police defuse bomb near residence of Thai prime minister

Police explosive experts defused a bomb hidden in a car near the residence of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and detained a suspect Thursday, police said.

"The bomb experts have defused the bomb and the car is being towed to a safe place for further checking," police said.

Police detained an army officer, identified as Lt Thawatchai Klinchana, driver of the car whose bore fake license. He was taken to the police Crime Suppression Division for interrogation.

Two sticks of dynamite, each weighing 0.45 kilograms, and some fertilizer were discovered inside the vehicle.

Pol Maj Gen Aswin Khwanmuang, deputy chief of the Central Investigation Bureau, said that 4.5-kilogram bomb was found in the car belonging to Thawatchai.

ITV reported that the vehicle was driven back and forth near Thaksin's residence and a security guard of the prime minister urged police to chase and stop it.

The Nation

Maybe it was deliberate setup so he could invoke marshall law and cancel the election...

Damn spelling error......I meant Martial law....hehe

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You got it Van, personally it is not beneath him to set this up to get some sort of sympathy and invoke some pressure on the opposition to take peoples minds of the real reason for the election, a diversion in other words.

I wouldnt be suprised if he attempted the use of martial law but I also dont believe he would get the support of the army because of the Kings already wise intervention in that area.

Bangkok Post online has nothing about it..

I just think he wanted to prove that his paranoia about having suicide bombing targetting on his life isn't just his own fantasy.

Hiring someone who's a soldier to do it... i wonder if this is to declare war with the soldiers?

Well, if he declares Martial Law, then Thailand may follow the path of Burma, and that would be sad.

>> he wanted to prove that his paranoia about having suicide bombing targetting on his life isn't just his own fantasy.>>

He doesnt has to prove, i believe somebody want him die, no doubt.. , but the problem is nobody think it would worth their life doing that..,

Same game Bush pulls.

A way to try to gain control and martial law.

If there is no reason, people rebel.

But create a bombing, a 911...give a solution, and people agree to invasion of rights. privacy and freedom.

The people are being totally manipulated by the government.

(See some Alex Jones movies)

If you want them, I have them :-)

By the way, 2 sticks of dynamite is nothing !

And fertilizer in the car means nothing, unless it is contained and mixed with deisel fuel.

It also needs a high flash detonator or nothing happens

The guy was likely framed. :-)

Politic game !!!! but not the same Olympic game