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Democrat secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban has claimed certain parties are plotting shooting or bomb attacks on their own candidates in order to blame rival parties for political gain.
Mr Suthep, also caretaker deputy prime minister, yesterday asked police to take extra care in looking into cases of attacks against candidates during the lead-up to the July 3 election.
He said certain parties were trying to create a situation such as hiring men to shoot at vehicles driven by their own candidates or throw ping-pong bombs or firecrackers at places where their candidates went before blaming other parties or their main political rivals.
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