Incident Summary:

04/04/2010: On Sunday night around 0000 midnight, in Bangkok, Thailand, assailants placed a two to five pound TNT bomb on passenger front seat of a Toyota car, and set it off by a digital watch on Ratchadaphisek Road in the parking lot of the Poseidon Entertainment Complex. The windows of the complex and two cars were damaged and a parking attendant was wounded. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201004040004

When:
2010-04-04

Country:
Thailand

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bangkok

City:
Bangkok

Location Details:
The attack took place in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description The target was the Poseidon Entertainment Complex.
Nationality of Target Thailand
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Dynamite/TNT
Weapon Details
TNT was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Thai News Service, “Thailand: Two Bomb Attacks in Bangkok on Sunday Night,” Factiva, Thai News Service, April 7, 2010.
Thai News Service, “Thailand: Grenade Incident at NBT TV, No Casualties; One Hurt by Car Bomb at Massage Parlour,” Factiva, Thai News Service, April 7, 2010.
Bangkok Post, “Car Bomb at Massage Parlour Wounds One ,” Factiva, Bangkok Post, April 5, 2010.