Bangkok blast suspects 'targeting Israeli diplomats'
The blasts in Bangkok came after attacks on Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia
A group of Iranians detained after several explosions in the Thai capital Bangkok were intending to target two Israeli diplomats, police say.
There were no further details of the individual targets, but planning was said to be at an advanced stage.
Israeli officials have linked Tuesday's Bangkok blasts to attacks on diplomats in Georgia and India on Monday.
Israel has accused Tehran of being behind all three attacks. Tehran has denied any involvement.
Two men are in custody in Bangkok over Tuesday's explosions, and a third man was arrested in Malaysia trying to board a flight to Iran.
Police are still searching for a fourth suspect, the landlady of the house where the Iranians were living. She is thought to have fled Thailand.
The alarm was raised when an explosion ripped the roof of their house, in central Bangkok.
Two men managed to escape the explosion.
Continue reading the main storyATTACKS TARGETING ISRAELIS
- 13 Feb, Delhi: Motorcyclist sticks bomb to Israeli diplomat's car; five injured, including wife of defence ministry official
- 13 Feb, Tbilisi: Bomb found under Israeli diplomat's car; defused
- 14 Feb, Bangkok: Three small blasts, apparently triggered prematurely; three Iranian suspects detained
A third man suffered minor injuries and tried to hail a taxi. When the taxi refused to stop for him, he threw at least one bomb at it.
When he was later cornered by police, he attempted to throw a bomb at them. However, he seriously injured himself with the device, and lost both of his legs.
Four other people were injured in the incident.
The Bangkok blasts came a day after two attacks targeting Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia.
An Israeli diplomat was injured in the Delhi attack, after a motorcycle rider attached an explosive device to her car.
Around the same time a bomb beneath an Israeli diplomat's car in Tbilisi, Georgia, was found and defused.
Thai police said the devices they found were similar to the ones used in Delhi and Georgia.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Bangkok blast suspects 'targeting Israeli diplomats'
via bbc.co.uk
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