Friday, April 23, 2010

Bomb terror grips Silom [Bangkok, Thailand]

People injured in grenade attacks on the gathering site of the multi-coloured group opposing the anti-government red shirt rally are carried from Sala Daeng intersection in front of the Dusit Thani Hotel to nearby hospitals. SAROT MEKSOPHAWANNAKUL
People of the multi-coloured group rush out of Sala Daeng skytrain station in Silom following a series of grenade attacks last night. Three people were killed and 75 injured in the blasts. NATTHITI AMPRIWAN
Friday April 23, 2010
Bangkok Post

Four grenades hit business district - 3 people killed, up to 75 injured
Silom was turned into a war zone Thursday night after four grenades were fired into the area where anti-red shirt protesters had converged, killing three people and injuring 75 people.
Foreigners were among those hurt.
As the protesters waved national flags to show their opposition to the red shirts and a House dissolution by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, three grenades fired from M79 launchers exploded near 'the skytrain station at 8pm. One came down through the roof of the BTS Sala Daeng station. About 45 minutes later, another grenade landed near the Dusit Thani Hotel on Silom Road.

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