17 March 1994

Truck bomb found near the Israeli Embassy

Security at foreign embassies in Bangkok was heightened after police stumbled upon what appeared to be an international plot to blow up the Israeli Embassy with a truck bomb.

A one-tonne bomb was found in a rented six-wheel truck that had been seized by police after being involved in a minor traffic accident near the Israeli Embassy. Bomb experts said the bomb contained enough explosives to destroy a large building. Police chief Gen Pratin Santiprabhob told reporters the bomb belonged to a ‘sophisticated’ international terrorist gang who intended to target foreign nationals. Lumpini police said they had seized the truck near Chit Lom junction.

17 March 1994

Truck bomb found near the Israeli Embassy

Security at foreign embassies in Bangkok was heightened after police stumbled upon what appeared to be an international plot to blow up the Israeli Embassy with a truck bomb.

A one-tonne bomb was found in a rented six-wheel truck that had been seized by police after being involved in a minor traffic accident near the Israeli Embassy. Bomb experts said the bomb contained enough explosives to destroy a large building. Police chief Gen Pratin Santiprabhob told reporters the bomb belonged to a ‘sophisticated’ international terrorist gang who intended to target foreign nationals. Lumpini police said they had seized the truck near Chit Lom junction.