Bombing incidents during anti-Thaksin Shinawatra movements
Following are bombing incidents happened after Sondhi Limthongkul, a media tycoon, has launched campaign to try to oust Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra:
November 4, 2005: A bomb was hurled into lawn yard of the Phujadkarn newspaper's office causing only minor damages.
December 8, 2005: A small bomb exploded in a telephone booth near Lumpini Park just one day before Thaksin's arch rival and media maverick Sondhi Limthongkul staged his weekly anti-government rally there.
December 17, 2005: An explosion blew a small hole in the ground, blasted the trunk of a tree and sent debris all over a guard post manned by police against the outer wall of the Interior Ministry.
February 22, 2006: A bomb exploded inside Santi Asoke religious centre. The blast shattered windows of broke roof tiles at shelter buildings. Marble chairs were also broken, and an open space used for leisure activities was damaged. The blast was powerful enough to damage glass windows and the ceilings of eight townhouses nearby.
March 9, 2006: A bomb exploded at a police booth in front of the residence of Privy Council's president Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, injuring two foreign nationals.
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