January 13th, 2007, 17:25
Recend mail from Pattaya News:
Chonburi Gymnasium evacuated as suspicious package is neutralized by bomb squad.
A story now from our broadcast colleagues in Chonburi District, some 60kms from Pattaya, which demonstrates the high state of alert relating to the threat of terrorist activity around the Province and around Thailand. On Friday Morning, Police Colonel Chockchai from Chonburi Police Headquarters received information from staff at a Gymnasium in Chonburi District which suggested that an incendiary device had been placed outside the building. Bomb hoaxes are frequent, however every one is dealt with caution and the assumption is that any one of these hoaxes could be the real thing. In this case, a box containing a mobile phone without its battery and a message were inside. The message readтАЭ ChildrenтАЩs Day, 3 bombs and 3 timesтАЭ. The Bomb Squad were called and even though it appeared that no explosive material was inside the box, a controlled explosion took place under the watchful eye of Khun Komsan, the Deputy Chief of Chonburi Province who attended the scene. Before the explosion, the Gymnasium, which was hosting a ChildrenтАЩs Day Sports event, was evacuated and orders from Police Lieutenant General Asawin, the Region 2 Commander of Police ordered the sports event to be cancelled. Police believe that a local gang of youths may have planted the box in an attempt to disrupt the sports event. The investigation continues as the Province continues its high state of alert as Thailand prepares to celebrate ChildrenтАЩs Day on Saturday
Chonburi Gymnasium evacuated as suspicious package is neutralized by bomb squad.
A story now from our broadcast colleagues in Chonburi District, some 60kms from Pattaya, which demonstrates the high state of alert relating to the threat of terrorist activity around the Province and around Thailand. On Friday Morning, Police Colonel Chockchai from Chonburi Police Headquarters received information from staff at a Gymnasium in Chonburi District which suggested that an incendiary device had been placed outside the building. Bomb hoaxes are frequent, however every one is dealt with caution and the assumption is that any one of these hoaxes could be the real thing. In this case, a box containing a mobile phone without its battery and a message were inside. The message readтАЭ ChildrenтАЩs Day, 3 bombs and 3 timesтАЭ. The Bomb Squad were called and even though it appeared that no explosive material was inside the box, a controlled explosion took place under the watchful eye of Khun Komsan, the Deputy Chief of Chonburi Province who attended the scene. Before the explosion, the Gymnasium, which was hosting a ChildrenтАЩs Day Sports event, was evacuated and orders from Police Lieutenant General Asawin, the Region 2 Commander of Police ordered the sports event to be cancelled. Police believe that a local gang of youths may have planted the box in an attempt to disrupt the sports event. The investigation continues as the Province continues its high state of alert as Thailand prepares to celebrate ChildrenтАЩs Day on Saturday