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| Police Look for Leads in Latest City Blast |
| UPDATE : 30 July 2010 |
The city police chief proposes replacing trash bins in Bangkok with transparent ones after recent bomb attacks have shown they are usually used to place explosives.
Meanwhile, investigators have obtained no information about the suspects in this morning's blast.
A police bomb squad and the Scientific Crime Detection Division stated the bomb that went off this morning was a hand grenade, either made in China or Russia.
The grenade's safety pin was wrapped by a slim rubber band tampered to shortly hold and then snap to detonate the grenade.
Commander of the Metropolitan Police Division 1, Police Major General Wichai Sangprapai, said he is seeking footage from surveillance cameras in the area and added investigators still have received no evidence to identify the perpetrators.
He said the agencies taking care of security in the capital, whether it be the police, the military, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, held a meeting to discuss security following the latest spate of bomb attacks.
Wichai also said his agency and the Phya Thai police station, which supervises the area the crime took place, are rushing to inform relatives of the garbage collector injured in the blast.
Metropolitan police chief Police Lieutenant General Santhan Chayanont said this morning's the bomb that went off this morning was different from the one used in the blast in front of Big C Ratchadamri last Sunday. He noted this morning's bomber is not skilled.
The commissioner said the recent incidents showed explosives were usually placed inside waste bins so they should be replaced with transparent ones and the collection of garbage must be carried out faster.
Santhan said he will order police to increase patrol, particularly at shopping malls, state offices and petrol stations.
Santhan also remarked the revocation of the emergency law in Bangkok could deteriorate the security situation.
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