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Three guards of a pro-democracy protest group have been arrested for allegedly throwing ping-pong bombs at crowd control police during a protest at Sam Yan on Jan 17.
The three suspects were identified as Pornchai Prakaphuang, 23, Natthasut Siriat, 19 and Weerayut Samritruangsri, 29. They were arrested and charged with physically assaulting on-duty officers, throwing bombs, having weapons in a public place without good reason and possessing explosives without a permit.
The three were apprehended, while the clothes they wore on Jan 17 and two motorcycles they used while throwing the bombs were confiscated, police said.
Metropolitan Police Bureau Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Phukphong Phongpetra said yesterday that the explosions at Sam Yan injured five people, including three police officers.
January 29, 2021
Two of three suspects wanted for allegedly throwing a ping pong bomb that injured four people on Jan 17 have been arrested.
The Nation/Asia News Network
Two of three suspects wanted for allegedly throwing a ping pong bomb that injured four people on Jan 17 have been arrested.
The Metropolitan Police on Thursday announced the arrest of Pornchai Prakaphuang (23) and Natthasut Siri-ut (19) for allegedly throwing the small low-pressure explosive the size of a table tennis ball at police who were monitoring a rally of pro-democracy protesters in front of Chamchuri Square building in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district. Two police officers, a member of the press and one citizen were injured in the resulting explosion.