Monday, November 16, 2009

12 wounded in bombing attack at PAD rally

BANGKOK, Nov 16 (TNA) - Twelve persons, including children, were wounded Sunday night when a bomb exploded at a Peoples’ Alliance for Democracy (PAD) rally at Sanam Luang as demonstrators showed their power in protecting the monarchy and the dignity of the nation, and express dissatisfaction with recent moves of fugitive, ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
One man is in police custody after the incident.
Witnesses said the bomb was hurled at a footpath behind the PAD stage by two men on a motorcycle. The explosion left a hole in the ground around eight centimetres wide.
Police could not confirm that the man detained was one of the assailants, but he continued under questioning.

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