two grenades exploded outside branches of the country's biggest bank

two grenades exploded outside branches of the country's biggest bank on Saturday, causing light damage but no injuries.The blasts came a night after the country's Supreme Court ruled that ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra had enriched himself at the expense of the state during his five years in power. The state will seize US$1.4 billion (S$1.96 billion) of his family's US$2.3 billion in frozen assets. Thaksin is now living in exile to avoid a two-year jail term for graft.Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he had asked troops to help provide extra security across the country following the attacks, but added he had not enacted harsh security laws as the government had earlier threatened. 'The bomb incidents were expected after the verdict. They are the actions of a small group of people who want to create unrest,' Mr Abhisit said in his weekly television broadcast.<br />Red-Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan has denied any connection between the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship and the blasts.The attacks came just over a week after Thaksin's supporters, known as the Red Shirts, surrounded Bangkok Bank's headquarters in the capital and forced it to close for the day. They said the bank has links to chief royal adviser and former prime minister Prem Tinsulanonda, whom they accuse of masterminding the 2006 coup that toppled Thaksin.Metropolitan Police Commander Lieutenant- General Santhan Chayanon said police suspected the attacks were politically motivated but added it was too premature to pinpoint blame on any group. 'We suspect third-hand agitators who want to cause rift between the government and anti-government group at a sensitive time,' he said.

two grenades exploded outside branches of the country's biggest bank

two grenades exploded outside branches of the country's biggest bank on Saturday, causing light damage but no injuries.The blasts came a...

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