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Thai bomb at royal adviser's home
3/10/2006
A small bomb has exploded in the Thai capital Bangkok, near the house of an adviser to the king, police said, reports BBC.
The small blast injured two people, one of whom is thought to be British.
The device was hidden in a guard post at the entrance to the home of Prem Tinsulanonda, chief adviser to King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Bangkok is already tense because of a mounting political crisis, with growing calls for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign.
On hearing the news, Mr Thaksin told reporters the bomb "was the work of people with bad intentions who want to create more and more trouble amid the political crisis".
The homemade device was triggered by a timer, according to police, who found a battery at the scene.
Prem is thought to have been in the house at the time of the attack, at about 1400 (0700 GMT).
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