Bangkok: 7 bombs explode amid New Year's celebrations

By at 9:38 am Sunday, Dec 31

BoingBoing reader Lulu J. says,
Seven grenade/bombs (accounts differ) exploded almost simultaneously a little while ago... No one is sure who is responsible, whether the insurgency in the South has come to the nations capital, or if it is supporters of the recently ousted PM (Shinawatra)or those against the military government that quietly installed itself more permanently than what they implied they would do when the tanks rolled in a few months ago. So far I think at least 2 are dead and 30 injured, also, my ears are ringing.
Link. More "citizen journalist" photos here: Link, and Link. More at Bangkok metblogs: Link (thanks, Sean).

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