Explosions in Bangkok

Explosions rocked Bangkok last night, as three Iranian men who were building bombs, apparently managed to blow up one of them in their own house. They fled the scene, one has so far escaped custody, one of the others was arrested at the airport trying to leave the country.

The third man, injured in the first blast, attempted to take a taxi to the hospital. When the driver refused to take him, he threw a bomb under the taxi, injuring the driver and three bystanders. Later confronted by police, he attempted to throw another bomb at them, but only succeeded in blowing his own legs off. He was then taken to the hospital under police custody.

At the home, police found yet another explosive device, but were able to diffuse it. The home was only four blocks from the Israeli embassy and nearby a Jewish community center. The events in Thailand would seem to add weight to Israel's accusations that Iran was responsible for yesterday's attacks on Israeli Embassy Staff.