PDRC core leader Thaworn Senneam described the attacks early this morning, which killed at least three people, as outrageously violent.
He said that the PDRC guards had tried their best to secure the rally site. “But because of its large size, it’s very hard to control safety. The size also facilitates the attacks,” Thaworn said.
He also called on the security authorities to impose stricter control at the checkpoints surrounding the rally site, pointing out that no arrests had been made in this or earlier attacks. Even after today’s incidents, officers at the checkpoints had failed to search anybody for weapons
He noted that the PDRC's secretary general Suthep Thaugsuban had admitted that the attack would discourage protesters, the PDRC would not deviate from its goals.