Police persuing all leads on two Rajdamnoen bombs
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Police are making progress with the checking of all leads related to two homemade bombs found and defused on Rajdamoen Avenue, National Security Council secretary general Wichean Potephosree said on Wednesday.
“The Cabinet has tasked police to solving the case,” he said.
Wichean said the case received a high priority because the bombs were planted to coincide with the celebrations for His Majesty’s birthday. Rajdamnoen is a major venue for festive activities.
Wichean refused to speculate on the culprits behind the bombs, saying he was only authorised to say that the police investigation was ongoing.
Police said forensic checks revealed that the two bombs were timed to go off on Tuesday around 4.45 pm, coinciding with the rush hour.
A motorcycle taxi driver saw a suitcase left unattended at a parking lot of Rajdamnoen shopping plaza and alerted police around 10.00 am.
