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Thai bomb squad officials inspect the site of an explosion in Bangkok on Feb. 14, 2012.
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A damaged taxi lies on the road at the site of an explosion in Bangkok on Feb. 14, 2012.
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A photo taken with an iPhone shows a man, thought to be the bomber, lying on the ground with severe injuries after an explosion in Bangkok on Feb. 14, 2012.
NBC News, msnbc.com and news services report from BANGKOK — A man thought to be Iranian was seriously wounded in an explosion near Bangkok's embassy district Tuesday, police and a government spokeswoman said, after he reportedly threw a bomb at police that bounced off a tree and blew up near him.
The explosion occurred in the district that houses foreign embassies, including the Israeli Embassy. The Israeli Embassy is more than 800 yards away across a main road.
Police Col. Warawut Taweechaikarn, a senior officer in the district, said the wounded foreigner was Iranian.
The incident came a day after twin bomb attacks targeted Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia.
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Bomb squad officials inspect the site using a magnet to pick up shrapnel pieces on Feb. 14, 2012.
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Iran is playing with fire!!!! and will obviously get reprecoutions from the World.
Uh, I think the word your looking for is "repercussions".
Major Mike - I think the word you're looking for is "you're".
toose, I think you meant to use a comma instead of a dash.
Oh no!!! The "Grammer Revolutionary Guard" has arrived!!!
Grammar*
Leeve my Grammer outta this, she's been dead for years!!!
Leave*
Good! Now the Tai Police can torture that stump and extract some intel.
I guarantee no liberal will say anything when the police do far more than waterboard this terrorist for information.
Besides being inhumane and a violation of the Geneva Conventions, torture does not work.
You only like it because the idea makes you feel good, and that should bother you.
Commonsense:
How the heck do you know torture does not work?
Iran has fired the first shot.... the end result is obvious. We have seen what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan. Iran is definitely mapping its own demise. The World cannot wait to assist. It is just a natural phenomenon.
This is hardly their 'first' shot.
But we do not need to wage war against the entire Iranian nation. Sooner or later the Iranian people are going to grow sick of their 'supreme' dictator and his goons.
Once again commonsense, everyone knows that the world does not have an axe to grind with the Iranian people, but rather an oppressive government. We already had a chance to help the Iranians once and our cowardly leader side-stepped that chance. And yes, the Iranian people are probably already sick of the leadership, but the Syrian people were too and that has worked out just great for them, hasn't it?
What may, and probably will, tip the scales won't be another terrorist attack by Iran or Israel (unless the wacky Persians hit the U.S.). It will be when the U.S. finally puts stringent Banking sanctions on Iran. Those proposed sanctions will completely hobble their ability to move Oil Payments into their country from Iran's oil customers. THAT will hurt them drastically, and send the little "Rat Man" Ahm-a-nut-job over the edge. The next few days or weeks will be interesting to say the least. Of course our oil will continue to cost more and Gasoline will be over four bucks a gallon by spring...................there goes the economy. So put one of the cars up; start that victory garden in the spring and go to cash in your 401K.
Clipper,
I have to agree with your first sentence. No one has an axe to grind with the Iranian People. There is a need by the common Iranian citizen to at least attempt to throw off their Theocratic, Terrorist supporting regime though. THEY have to make the attempt just like the brave Syrian people are trying to do now. As for your comment about our "cowardly leader" I would have to remind you that It was George W. who decided to invade the wrong country (Iraq) while we all know that his invasion into the wrong country cost us American lives and trillions of dollars in debt. With Iran producing technically advanced, shaped charge I.E.D.s for use in Iraq, George W. should have handed the Iranians their asses in a basket. Didn't happen. Our failures go back 60 years with our inability to conduct wars to rid ourselves of the threats we face, instead, we try to "contain" them only to have them rear their ugly heads again and again. Iran with their blatant support of terrorist organizations worldwide is now the case in point.
geezuskreyest - "Good! Now the Tai Police can torture that stump and extract some intel."
Phun Knee - sick too but funny still. Humor you'd NEVER see on a Muslim website
Allah is probably laughing his ass off. "Stupid jihadist."
so much for his plans of martyrdom. Iran is like nicholas cage in leaving las vegas . no matter who trys to help they are on a self-destuctive path
Iran, your days are numbered. You just think your bad, but most Muslim countries think they are.....
this guy was like a one-man keystone cop. from the sounds of it, he was destined to fail.
Well, now that being a bombing terrorist failed and one less leg, maybe you should try being a pirate. All you need now is a parrot.
That's a good one!!!
The final war will begin in the mideast and will lead to the end of our world. Lets get going, I am bored waithing for the end.
What a freakin' idiot this guy is! It's amateur hour in Iran.
I just LOVE what Billy Connolly (hysterical Scottish comedian) has to say about these punks- "Every time a bomb goes off, the world is one WANKER short". Yeah and another funny skit portraying a suicide bomber training his cohorts, "now listen up; I'm only going to show you this ONCE!"
He was headed for the embassy. Iran has started its terror campaign early.. im not canceling my trip to LOS 4 any reason. Unless we are in a huge war by December.
Nelson Muntz to bomber:
"Hah, Hah!"
This is tourist season over there. Thousands come to LOS for fun, sun, and young good lookin Thai women. DON'T F UP MY PARADISE you asshats.
Selfish people are becoming too common place.
And the dumb-ass terrorist award goes to...
The end result of putting 19th century explosives in the hands of a person with a 6th century mind. Quit buying their oil, become energy independent and send them back to the sand where they came from.
boom! leg shot!
nucklehead of the week!
fear iran?hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
I do believe our military pretty much has Iran surrounded. Somebody is going to have to distract China if we are going to make a move.
He'll lose in court. Doesn't have a leg to stand on.
This could be a perfect example of a "FALSE-FLAG" Bombing but then again, if it is the Iranian Govt. it's game on & I would think the Israeli's & American's are already interrogating this wanna-be martyr....
Stupid Iranians.....HAAAAha....
And you call yourself a terrorist? I don't think so. Get back in line, Oh wait, we'll get someone to help you up :-) Before you get to the line, you might wanna think about switching occupations cause you're off to a bad start here Babu.
Teacher: Why were you absent?
Student: I couldn't find my bus pass.
Terrorist Teacher: Why were you absent?
Terrorist Student: I couldn't find my leg.
"BOMB THROWING 101" does not exist in Iran.??? HUH...???