A suspected Iranian bomber has his legs blown off in one of three explosions, while attempting to attack police, in the Thai capital, Bangkok.
BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera: "What the specific evidence for a link to Iran is has not been made clear yet" A man thought to be Iranian has had both legs blown off after attempting to throw a bomb at police in the Thai capital, Bangkok, officials say. Two other explosions were reported in the same busy commercial district of the city, injuring four other people. Police said one blast took place at the house the injured man rented with other Iranians. One of those men also threw a bomb at a taxi in the capital. Last month, the US embassy warned of possible attacks in Bangkok.
'Further attacks feared' Israel's press says the attacks on embassy staff in India and Georgia raised fears they were the start of a wave of attacks on Israeli targets. On Tuesday, Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak accused Iran of being behind the Bangkok blast, the AP news agency reports. The explosion "proves once again that Iran and its proxies continue to perpetrate terror'', he is quoted as saying. He said Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah were "unrelenting terror elements endangering the stability of the region and endangering the stability of the world". Mr Barak is on an official visit in Singapore. A statement issued by the Israeli defence ministry noted that Barak was in Bangkok on Sunday, AP reports. http://www.bbc.co.uk
