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| Bangkok hit by series of blasts | Bangkok hit by series of blasts |
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| At least 12 people have been hurt in a series of small bomb blasts in the Thai capital, Bangkok, police say. | |
| The blasts took place within 90 minutes of each other, with the first one at the Victory Monument in the centre. | The blasts took place within 90 minutes of each other, with the first one at the Victory Monument in the centre. |
| Further explosions were reported at two police posts in Bangkok's northern suburbs and in the Klong Tuey area. | Further explosions were reported at two police posts in Bangkok's northern suburbs and in the Klong Tuey area. |
| Thailand's prime minister was ousted in a military coup in September while the country's south has seen a wave of attacks blamed on Muslim separatists. | Thailand's prime minister was ousted in a military coup in September while the country's south has seen a wave of attacks blamed on Muslim separatists. |
| Police are investigating suspicious packages found at another six locations in the capital, a police spokesman told the iTV television network. | Police are investigating suspicious packages found at another six locations in the capital, a police spokesman told the iTV television network. |
| The blasts took place in widely-dispersed locations in the late afternoon, as the Thai capital was preparing to celebrate the New Year. | |
| The bomb outside the Victory Monument appeared to have caused the most injuries, police said. | |
| According to the BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok, the explosions do not appear to have had a specific target. | |
| A police spokesman told the BBC the blasts were being treated as an internal matter - implying that they did not suspect any link to Muslim insurgents in the south. | |
| Our correspondent says many Thais suspect the bombs were the work of opponents of the current military government, which forced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from office. | |
| He says bombs are rare in the Thai capital and security is largely relaxed. |