Army reassures public over armoury
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With floodwaters in front of the 11th Infantry Regiment barracks in Bangkok's Bang Khen district continuing to rise, Defence Minister General Yuthasak Sasiprapha yesterday ordered that APC trucks, weapons and munitions be moved to the 3rd Infantry Battali
General Yuthasak said the transportation, by convoy and using low-traffic routes such as Rama II Road, began noon yesterday and would be gradual.
Royal Thai Army deputy spokesman Lieutenant-Col Wanchana Sawasdee reassured members of the public that the transportation was due to flooding and had no political motive. He added that the 4th Cavalry Division King’s Guard in Kiak Kai will move 19 tanks, four APS trucks and four Scorpion tanks to Chon Buri’s Anti-aircraft Artillery Division 21, away from possible flooding.
