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Bangkok's Iranian bomber loses legs, four others injured
Tuesday February 14, 2012 09:19:18 PM,
IANS
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Bangkok: At least four
bombings in Bangkok Tuesday left five people injured, including an
Iranian national who lost both his legs after a bomb he lobbed
bounced back from a tree and exploded near him.
Police told the BBC a blast took place in Ekamai area at a house,
which three Iranians were believed to have rented for a month. It
was not known what caused the explosion.
Two men managed to escape the explosion that severely damaged the
house, police said. But a third man who suffered minor injuries
tried to hail a taxi.
The man -- who was reportedly carrying more explosives in a black
bag -- hurled a bomb at the taxi after the driver refused to take
him as a passenger. The driver was injured.
When police arrived at the scene, the Iranian threw another bomb
at them. But the explosive hit a tree, bounced back and exploded.
The bomber, who lost both his legs in the blast, was taken to
hospital.
The Bangkok Post said the Iranian hurled the bombs around 2 p.m.
outside the Kasempithaya School in Sukhumvit 71 road.
A photo posted on Twitter showed a wounded man lying on a pavement
outside a school, his legs apparently blown off by the explosion.
The pavement was strewn with broken glass.
According to Xinhua, another bomb blast took place in Soi Pridi
Banomyong 31 in the city, injuring at least three people.
Thai security forces found more explosives in the Iranian
suspect's rented house, police official Pansiri Prapawat was
quoted as saying by the Guardian.
Thai TV channels said an identification card was found in the
man's bag, from which he was identified as Sayed Murabi.
The blasts came a day after two bomb attacks targeted Israeli
embassies in India and Georgia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu blamed the attacks on Iran.
In Jerusalem, Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor
Tuesday said it was not clear whether any targets in Bangkok were
Israeli or Jewish.
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