Tourist hurt in Bangkok blast

A small bomb blast outside the residence of the Thai king’s chief adviser injured a British tourist in Bangkok today, police said, heightening tension amid weeks of protests aimed at ousting Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Tourist hurt in Bangkok blast
Thu, 09 Mar, 2006 - 11:47

A small bomb blast outside the residence of the Thai king’s chief adviser injured a British tourist in Bangkok today, police said, heightening tension amid weeks of protests aimed at ousting Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Thaksin blamed the blast on “hooligans” trying to cause ”trouble amid the political crisis”.

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