- By: BangkokPost.com
- Published: 14/04/2009 at 12:16 PM
Three men were arrested on Monday night while preparing to fire-bomb a major bank and a commercial office buildng on Silom road, National Police chief Patcharawat Wongsuwan said on Tuesday.
"Three men were arrested. One of them confessed," Pol Gen Patcharawat said during a press conference broadcast nationally on television
Police spokesman Watcharaphon Prasarnratchakit said the three were arrested in a pickup parked near the BTS Chong Nonsi skytrain station about 8.40pm on Monday. Police seized 49 bottle petrol-bombs, a petrol container, four handguns and 77 bullets from the men, he said.
The man who confessed said they were paid 5,000 baht to fire-bomb two buildings on Silom road, the Bangkok Bank head office and the CP Building. Chong Nongsi station is near both buildings.
"We did not make up any evidence. One of the men confessed to the crime," Pol Gen Patcharawat said.
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