Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Sanit Mahathavorn shows pieces of a broken PVC pipe found in front of the National Theatre near Sanam Luang. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a probe into Monday’s explosive-like bangs in front of the National Theatre in which two women were injured. Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Sanit Mahathavorn said the object was not an explosive device and urged people not to panic. They believed the loud bangs came from an old PVC pipe that exploded due to high pressure. Gen Prawit insisted the incident was not a symbolic act against the NCPO ahead of the government’s three-year performance report.

Source: Bangkok Post May 16, 2017 06:33 UTC