Residential area becomes warzone

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Residential area becomes warzone

Published: 15/02/2012 at 09:41 AM
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Residents and workers near the site of the three bomb blasts in central Bangkok described scenes of bedlam, while neighbours spoke of the quiet but apparently busy nature of the suspected bombers in their midst.

Da Klongdan, 34, who lives opposite the two-storey house where the first explosion occurred around 2.20pm, said four foreigners _ three men and one woman _ frequently went in and out of the building.

They routinely left the house, on Soi Pridi Banomyong 31, off Sukhumvit Soi 71 in the Ekamai area, at 10am or 1pm, and would be gone for about 30 minutes each time.

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: Writer: Wassayos Ngamkham; Position: Reporter

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prommar
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Discussion 2 : 15/02/2012 at 01:33 PM2
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Here is an example of citizens reaching out to help other citizens and stopping an obvious terrorist attack. The taxi driver, Sanchai, especially realized that these were bad people that they needed to be stopped. Mr. Moradi was bent on doing harm to others, but in this case, it definitely bounced back on him. These citizens are heroes for their efforts.
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Discussion 1 : 15/02/2012 at 07:39 AM1
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Guess that American Embassy emergency travel advisory had some merit to it.
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