Thai police chief hails bomber hunt �progress�

AFP, BANGKOK: Thailand’s police chief yesterday insisted his officers were making “a lot of progress” in the hunt for the Bangkok shrine bomber despite the lack of arrests and mystery over the attackers’ motives.
Monday’s blast killed 20 people, mostly Asian visitors, leaving police scrambling to find the assailants and sending shockwaves through the nation’s vital tourism sector.
Speaking after a memorial for the dead at the scene of the unprecedented attack on Thailand, national police chief Somyot Poompan­moung said the bomb was an attempt to stoke fear and uncertainty in the capital. “The aim is to discredit the government and create a climate of fear to deter tourists,” he told reporters.
But he defended the handling of the case despite days of confusing and sometimes contradictory statements from senior police and junta officials.

 

Thai police chief hails bomber hunt �progress�

AFP, BANGKOK: Thailands police chief yesterday insisted his officers were making a lot of progress in the hunt for the Bangkok shrine bomber despite the lack of arrests and mystery over the attackers motives. Mondays blast killed 20 people, mostly Asian visitors, leaving police scrambling to find the assailants and sending shockwaves through the nations vital tourism sector. Speaking after a memorial for the dead at the scene of the unprecedented attack on Thailand, national police chief Somyot Poompanmoung said the bomb was an attempt to stoke fear and uncertainty in the capital. The aim is to discredit the government and create a climate of fear to deter tourists, he told reporters. But he defended the handling of the case despite days of confusing and sometimes contradictory statements from senior police and junta officials.