Thailand: New Year’s Eve Bombings in Bangkok

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A series of seven bombings struck Bangkok on New Year’s Eve, the first five around 6 p.m. and the last two shortly after midnight. The final two occurred near the World Trade Center shopping mall where Bangkok’s main New Year’s celebration was to take place. Three Thais died in the first wave of bombings and some forty people in all were injured, including six foreign tourists. The military council that staged a coup in September and later appointed an interim government blamed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and renegade army officers for the bombings, but produced no evidence. No one has claimed responsibility. Security has been increased throughout Bangkok but the city is going about its business. Most tourists appear to have continued their vacations, with little evidence of unplanned departures or canceled reservations.