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BKK POST: Bombing linked to logg
- Subject: BKK POST: Bombing linked to logg
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 23:31:00
February 18, 1998
Bombing linked to
logging
Chiang Mai
Abomb went off early yesterday morning in Muang district near
the home of a provincial councillor for Mae Sariang.
Police speculated that the attack might have been perpetrated by
elements wanting to incite chaos.
But the provincial councillor said he believed that the crime might
have been motivated by the Salween forest illegal logging scam.
The explosion took place at about 3 a.m. yesterday on Kaew
Nauwarat Road, about 500 metres from the entrance to a house
owned by the Mae Hong Son councillor for Mae Sariang
district, Surapong Chuwattanakul.
The bomb blast caused a one-foot-deep hole on the road and
slight damage to two nearby commercial buildings. There were
no casualties.
After inspecting the scene, police found the safety valve of an
explosive believed to be an M-26 grenade.
Mr Surapong told the Bangkok Post that the attack might have
been motivated by illegal logging in the Salween national park
because he had some information on the issue.
He said: "I know I must watch out for danger at this time. The
Salween forest deal may not come to an end easily. Untoward
incidents may follow. Almost everyone in Mae Sariang knows
this group of loggers are influential. Some forestry officials and
Mae Sariang police were shot dead. No one dares stand in their
way."
Police were not certain that the bomb blast was aimed at Mr
Surapong.
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