Explosions in Bangkok on New Year's Eve (2006) - occurred on December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2007 , during New Year's Eve festivities in Bangkok , Thailand .
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Events
Four explosions occurred almost simultaneously in different parts of the city at around 6:00 pm local time (11:00 UTC), followed by several big explosions over the next 90 minutes. After midnight two more explosions occurred. A total of eight explosions were reported during the New Year's Eve.
On January 1, 2007, three people were found dead and more than 38 wounded. [1] Another bomb was used in the cinema, but in order to avoid total panic, the authorities chose to report it later. The next morning, a bomb exploded in a mosque in Chiang Mai , the largest city in northern Thailand.
See also
- War in Southern Thailand
- Explosions in Southern Thailand (2007)
Sources
- Thai "Thai PM blames rivals for blasts". BBC News (January 1, 2007). The appeal date is February 26, 2009. Archived June 8, 2012.