BANGKOK – Police said explosions near the Myanmar embassy yesterday were intended to create disorder, reported TNA.
Two explosions were heard near the embassy and the Saint Louis electric train station on Sathorn Road after an anti-coup demonstration by protesters, including those from the WeVo activist group.
No one was injured. Police found pieces of what is believed to be improvised explosive devices like ping pong bombs, which are not designed to be fatal.
Police chief and spokesman Yingyos Thepchamnong said the bombers apparently wanted to create disorder.
Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Pakapong Pongpetra will hold a press conference on the incident in the afternoon. – Bernama, February 9, 2021
