Police: Iranian blows off legs in Bangkok blast
BANGKOK (AP) -- An Iranian man carrying explosives blew off his own legs and wounded four other people in two blasts Tuesday in Bangkok, Thai authorities said.
Security forces found more explosives in the assailant's rented house in the capital, but it was not known what targets they might have been meant for, Police Gen. Pansiri Prapawat said.
A day earlier, an Israeli diplomatic car was bombed in New Delhi, and Israel blamed Iran for that attack. Authorities did not immediately say if a link was suspected, but Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said in Jerusalem, "we can't rule out any possibility."
One of the blasts in Bangkok damaged a taxi, and a grenade detonated as the assailant carried it down a sidewalk outside a Thai school, said Col. Warawut Taweechaikarn, a senior police officer in the district.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_THAILAND_EXPLOSION?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)DUIC
(167 posts)You actually have to kill yourself for a Darwin Award. The only thing this terrorist is guilty of is premature detonation.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)first runner-up status, then.
SG
The Doctor.
(17,266 posts)<snip> (
This last one wouldn''t normally count, because the idiot didn''t die. But because he cannot reproduce as a result of his qualifying act of stupidity, we have allowed it.
http://www.ed-cindy.com/gpage1.html
just ouch.
DocMac
(1,628 posts)aquart
(69,014 posts)Yes. I should say so.
RobertBlue
(81 posts)sarge43
(28,939 posts)If the explosion was powerful enough to take off his legs, it probably didn't do his junk much good either. Surprised he's alive.
robbob
(3,514 posts)He blew off more than just his legs...
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)I hope all bomb carrying morons reach this fate.
without wounding others.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,154 posts)I imagine Thailand would get something very nice in return for access to him.
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)chomping at the bit to bomb the shit out of their nuclear program.
Launching terrorist attacks at this time would be nearly as suicidal Iran as for the bomber himself.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,154 posts)It's retaliation (if this is the same program as the Indian and Georgian attempts).
DUIC
(167 posts)Why admit to your own failed society when you can distract your citizens and prove that you are a tough guy on the world stage.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)at home?
aquart
(69,014 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Three explosions rocked Sukhumvit 71 in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon, badly injuring an Iranian man who lost both his legs.
Another man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after police discovered explosive materials in a house rented by three Iranians in Soi Pridiphanomyong 31.
Four other people were injured in the blasts.Government spokeswoman Thitima Chaisaeng said police reported the house was being used to make bombs and had uncovered a cache of C4 explosives and remote control detonating devices.She said a bomb went off inside the rented house and two of the three men fled.
The third man, identified as Saeid Moradi, followed and tried to hail a taxi, which refused to stop. Police said he threw a bomb at the taxi, injuring the driver, and ran off. He then was spotted by police and threw a third bomb at them, but it bounced off a tree and blew his legs off. He was rushed to Kluaynamthai Hospital.
Will get you every time
A couple months ago the Permanent Secretary for the Transportation Ministry had a big wedding for his daughter. Everybody in his family and large compound goes to the wedding.
A well organized team of theives enter the house with only a maid at home.
After the robbery the maid calls the police and has a license plate and the Police capture two of the theives almost immediately.
The PS returns and goes to the police to report a B 5 million loss (about $ 170,000).
He is unaware that the police have already recovered B 12 million and are negotiated with a third thief to surrender B 30 million and the thieves say that others were involved and the total taken was B 200 million.
In Thailand all politicians and top bureacrats have to declare all of their assets. If their assets are found to have dramatically increased while they were in positions of power they are presumed guilty unless they can prove that the gain wasn't due to bribery.
The PS is removed from his position and is facing corruption charges.
In Thailand you don't mess with the Karma, baby.
edited to add Bangkok Post coverage with graphic picture of the 'victim'.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/
Beacool
(30,244 posts)"The third man, identified as Saeid Moradi, followed and tried to hail a taxi, which refused to stop. Police said he threw a bomb at the taxi, injuring the driver, and ran off. He then was spotted by police and threw a third bomb at them, but it bounced off a tree and blew his legs off. He was rushed to Kluaynamthai Hospital."
christx30
(6,241 posts)TREE-mendous failure!
Don't worry. I'll show myself out. Thanks! It's been great!
Uncle Joe
(58,112 posts)Thanks for the thread, dipsydoodle.