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Bangkok blasts not terrorist act, says Thai deputy PM
Thursday February 16, 2012 06:19:53 PM,
IANS
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Bangkok: Thailand's
Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha said Thursday that the
three explosions in downtown Bangkok Tuesday were a security issue
and there was no evidence to classify them as a terror attack, the
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"The government views the blasts as having impacted on the
national security," The Nation quoted General Yuthasak as saying.
The explosive devices were aimed for individual targets and the
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and not a terrorist attack, Yuthasak said, reaffirming statements
of National Security Council secretary-general Wichean
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The police investigation has yet to determine the motive why the
suspects assembled the devices, he said.
The authorities had no evidence to link the suspects to a
terrorist movement, reported Xinhua.
Three consecutive blasts occurred Tuesday in downtown Bangkok,
injuring five people. One of them was an Iranian who hurled a
device at the police.
Thai police have issued arrest warrants for four Iranian nationals
on charges related to the blast.
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