Three BMA garbage collectors injured in Bang Na blast
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Three workers of the Bang Na district office were slightly injured after a bomb hidden in a garbage bin exploded Tuesday morning, police said.
The explosion occurred at 9 am on Soi Wachiratham Sathit 12 off Soi Sukhumvit 101/1.
The three workers emptied the garbage bin into their garbage truck when the bomb exploded.
The three workers were rushed to the Bang Na 1 Hospital. They were identified as Surat Sitthipanya, 21 who suffered a big wound on his right hand and needed a surgery, Ammporn Sae-be, 47, who suffered a wound on his left leg, and Koon Jianchai, 45, who had ear problem.
Amporn told police that he and Surat emptied a bin into the truck and the bomb exploded inside the truck.
Pol Maj Wallop Chamniansawat of Bang Na police station, said the area had no security camera for checking.
Bomb disposal officers have yet to establish the type of the explosives.
