Iranian Terrorist in Thailand Blows Off His Own Legs in Attack
BANGKOK (AP) — An Iranian man carrying grenades blew off his own legs and wounded four civilians Tuesday after an earlier blast shook his house in Bangkok, Thai authorities said. The explosions came a day after an Israeli diplomatic car was bombed in India – an attack Israel blamed on Iran.
Authorities say it’s unclear whether the Bangkok explosions were linked to the New Delhi attack, but Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said, “we can’t rule out any possibility.”
A Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) official examines a backpack that was left on the bomb site by a suspect bomber in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP)
Thai security forces found more explosives in a house where the Iranian man was staying in Bangkok, but the possible targets were not known, Police Gen. Pansiri Prapawat said.
A passport found at the scene of one blast indicated the assailant was Saeid Moradi from Iran, Pansiri said. Authorities in Tehran could not immediately be reached for comment.
- A suspected bomber lies injured at an explosion site in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP
Tuesday‘s violence began in the afternoon when a stash of explosives apparently detonated by accident in Moradi’s house, blowing off part of the roof. Police said two foreigners quickly left the residence, followed by a wounded Moradi.
“He tried to wave down a taxi, but he was covered in blood, and the driver refused to take him,” Pansiri said. He then threw an explosive at the taxi and began running.
Police who had been called to the area then tried to apprehend Moradi, who hurled a grenade to defend himself. “But somehow it bounced back” and blew off his legs, Pansiri said.
Photos of the wounded Iranian showed him covered in dark soot on a sidewalk strewn with broken glass. He lay in front of a Thai primary and secondary school. No students were reported wounded.
A dark satchel nearby was investigated by a bomb disposal unit. Pansiri said police found Iranian currency, US dollars and Thai money in the bag.
Three Thai men and one Thai woman were brought to Kluaynamthai Hospital for treatment of injuries, said Suwinai Busarakamwong, a doctor there.
Another Iranian was detained Tuesday night at Bangkok’s international airport as he attempted to leave for neighboring Malaysia, said police commander Winai Thongsong. Authorities were interrogating the man, but it was not yet known whether he was involved in Tuesday’s blasts.
Last month, a Lebanese-Swedish man with alleged links to pro-Iranian Hezbollah militants was detained by Thai police. He led authorities to a warehouse filled with more than 8,800 pounds (4,000 kilograms) of urea fertilizer and several gallons of liquid ammonium nitrate.
Israel and the United States at the time warned their citizens to be alert in the capital, but Thai authorities said Thailand appeared to have been a staging ground but not the target of any attack.
Pansiri said that “so far, we haven’t found any links between these two cases.”
Immigration police are trying to trace Moradi’s movements, but initial reports indicated he flew into Thailand from Seoul, South Korea on Feb. 8, Pansiri said. He landed at the southern Thai resort town of Phuket, then stayed in a hotel in Chonburi, a couple hours drive southeast of Bangkok, for several nights.
Bangkok’s blasts came one day after bombs targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia. The attack in India wounded four people, while the device found in Georgia did not explode. Iran has denied it was responsible.
In Jerusalem, Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said there was not yet any sign that any targets in Bangkok were Israeli or Jewish.
Israeli police have increased the state of alert in the country, emphasizing public places, foreign embassies and offices, as well as Ben-Gurion International Airport.
Thailand has rarely been a target for foreign terrorists, although a domestic Muslim insurgency in the country’s south has involved bombings of civilian targets.
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Associated Press writers Jocelyn Gecker in Bangkok and Amy Teibel in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
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I have this doubt of Iran doing this…why? because Shiite usually don't indulge in Suicide bombings, OR even if Iran govt do try to brainwash, most of shiite people are not prone to such thing unlike Sunnis who are mentally sick to just agree immediately to be martyr. This seems like Israeli conspiracy.
Before people gunning me, I am West/Israel supporter, and in no way pro-Iran, but Persians people are far far better than sick Arabs. And i hope west to switch side from Arabs, Saudis who are real cause of terrorism in using idealogy of Wahhabism/salafism
Just so you know, these were not the suicide bombings.
I am not saying anything. Just think the from perspective of Politics.
Iran Govt is crazy and has Nuclear for wiping out Israel, BUT iranians don't really support this view of their govt.
But Israel need to do create a justified environment to retaliate against Iran, SO what can be possible alternatives?
Moreover, why no casualities in any of these bombings?
West govt is equally responsible for all this radicalism by playing in hand with "Jihadist"
Why EDL, Pamela Geller, Geert Wilders, Ayesha Ali Hirsi etc are constantly demonised by same western govt? Why CIA tolerate Saudi propagation of Wahhabism/Salafism.
Islam is enemy, not more dangerous than so called Liberal entities in West. This fifth column will take world down.
If Shiites do not suicide bombing impulses, then the cobra snake in my cage does not have poison. Anyone who engages in self flagellation is a stone throw away from taking his life
I highly doubt israeli is behind this incident, that comment stinks of "i want blame Israel for everything" because it suits me mentality, yes they do sneaky nasty murderous stuff behind the scenes but there are also other countrys who do the same thing.
There are plenty of people out there who hate israel and have a score to settle esp since that other recent assassination that was blamed on the Israelis.
hell it could be
Israel
iran
some terrorist/organisation that wants Israel and Iran to go at each others throats(im betting its this given how poorly the attacks were planned)
that evil nasty country every one likes to blame called America
or some other country who stands to gain from it all.
It is true that most Iranians are very good people. However, there are also groups there like the Basij – thugs through and through.
Given Iran's longstanding support for the Hezbollah thugs in Lebanon, it wouldn't be surprising to find that they're trying to make trouble in Thailand.
where is the shabeer to give the justification for this peaceful contribution and also mohammed to deny this act and to blame on others
ISLAM AND MUSLIM HAS NO RESPONSIBLE FOR ANSWERING SOME BASTE REDS AND AND SOME TERRORIST ACTIVITY.
ISLAM HATE ALL THE TERRORIST AROUND THE WORLD ,WHETHER THEY R ISLAMIC NAME RS,JEW,CHRISTIANS,HINDU,ETC…………………………………
BUT SOME BIG FISH BEHIND THE ATTACK (GEORGIA,INDIA THAI).GOVT OFFICIAL MUST INVESTIGATE THE CRIME AND MUST ARREST THE ACTUAL CRIMINAL,CUT THEIR HEAD IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE,BEC’S NO MORE FITHNA IN FUTURE………………….
Islam only promot these activity ,se your record and say any thing man ,When come to other culture
Then you keep counting negative point about that society . Devorce,Rap and many more But when come to
your own just deniying that fact .
Every country that has islam is involve in violence man open your eye and brain and see the pattern .
Shabeer Please save world from this political ideology called Islam ………
think about it seriously
Islam followed by true Muslims do not prohibit terrorism. And a non Arab convert from south Asian or for that matter from any other invaded countries should be the last person to preach Islam.
1. Qur’an:47:4 “When you clash with the unbelieving Infidels in battle (fighting Jihad in Allah’s Cause), smite their necks until you overpower them, killing and wounding many of them. At length, when you have thoroughly subdued them, bind them firmly, making (them) captives. Thereafter either generosity or ransom (them based upon what benefits Islam) until the war lays down its burdens. Thus are you commanded by Allah to continue carrying out Jihad against the unbelieving infidels until they submit to Islam.”
2. Qur’an:61:11 “Believers, shall I lead you to a bargain or trade that will save you from a painful torment? That you believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad), and that you strive and fight in Allah’s Cause with your property and your lives: That will be best for you!”
3. Qur’an:61:4 “Surely Allah loves those who fight in His Cause.”
Shabeer, why are you denying your heroes when he needs you most?? A brother in need is the brother indeed.
yes Shabeer, please say that Osama bin Laden is a kaffir.
see the video iranian girls abused for not wearing islamic dress under mullahcracy
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Looks like he scored an own goal to me!
Everyone is calling this instant justice. The world needs more of this with these suicide bombers harming nobody else but themselves. I'm pretty sure the Iranian government and mullahs are doing a proxy war through others in order to try and make sure it can't be traced back to them. I miss the old Persia and Arabia before that darned Mohammed fellow came along… Both countries probably would have rocked the city blocks before his twisted religious ideals came to influence those cultures.
As Bat Man once famously said , ” There is some days you just cannot get rid of a bomb ” .
This seems like a fake scenario. Something that would justify a war with Iran!
Why was he trying to run?? He had given up an instant going to heaven?? and the 72 virgins?? Ha ha!!
Shabeer, where are YOU??? Any copy and past verses from the bloody Quraan about that blood in the bloody scene?? Yep … he scored own goal.
SHabby cretin will try to tie thecislamic kafir killing bomb to some one else's son and enjoy the whore at home.A typical mullah fashion preaching
Iran is comitted to Israels destruction. so i'm not surprised at these attacks
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