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| Thailand charges Iranian bomb suspects in Bangkok | |
| 2012-02-15 | |
| Thailand today charged two Iranians over an alleged bomb plot against Israeli diplomats, increasing pressure on Tehran over accusations of a terror plot against the Jewish state. Iran has angrily rejected accusations that it was to blame. Thai authorities said they had pressed criminal charges against two Iranian suspects accused of involvement in a string of blasts in Bangkok yesterday. One of the men -- named as 28-year-old Saeid Morati -- blew his own legs off as he hurled an explosive device at Thai police while fleeing an earlier blast at a house in the capital city. I think most Rantburgers are still chuckling about that. A second Iranian suspect was detained trying to board a flight leaving country and a third suspect is believed to have fled to Malaysia. And has since been caught by the Malays. A senior Thai intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "These three Iranian men are an assassination team and their targets were Israeli diplomats including the ambassador. Their plan was to attach bombs to diplomats' cars." Police said that explosives and magnets were later found inside the partially destroyed house. The two suspects were charged for explosion and attempting to kill police officers and others. Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said, "We cannot say yet if it's a terrorist act, but it's similar to the assassination attempt against a diplomat in India." Iran, which had already denied responsibility for the Delhi and Tbilisi incidents, said it had no link to the Bangkok blasts and blamed what it called "elements linked with the Zionist regime." However, the use of motorbike assassins to blow up targets' cars is similar to the method used to kill nuclear scientists in Iran. Israel's ambassador to Thailand, Itzhak Shoham, said the Bangkok suspects seemed to be "part of the same network" that targeted Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia.
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| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble Not much between despair and ecstasy One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble Can't be too careful with your company I can feel the devil walking next to me |
| Posted by: mojo 2012-02-15 15:08 |