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Iranians arrested in Bangkok targeted "individuals". Israel sees Tehran’s hand
For now, the Thai police do not see any link between the bombings in Bangkok and the one in Delhi. But Israel is certain and accuses Tehran of wanting to dominate the Middle East and take possession of all sources of oil in the region. Military experts: the tools used in Bangkok, Delhi, Georgia are the work of amateurs.
Bangkok (AsiaNews) - Police in Bangkok said this morning that the two Iranians arrested yesterday after a series of explosions in the capital, were targeting individuals, but they had the strength and skills of hitting large buildings and crowded groups . Israeli media personalities and government reaffirm that the goal of all these attacks is Israel and that Iran wants to return to being a superpower.
Yesterday, in a house rented by the Iranians, there was an explosion which blew the roof of the building. A man who fled, launched two bombs and one of them broke his legs. Another occupant of the house was stopped at the airport.
The Thai police found more bombs in the house, along with detonators and magnets, thus admitting that the bombs could be "attached" to vehicles.
Just the day before, in New Delhi, the Israeli ambassador's wife's car was blown up with a similar device, stuck to the car by a motorcyclist.
Wichean Potephosree, head of the Thai Security, said that for now they have found no link between the explosions in Bangkok and one in Delhi. It is certain however that the Iranian group was planning an attack on individuals and that the material used had no power to large-scale attacks.
Channel 10 Israel, citing independent Thai authorities said that the two Iranians captured have confessed to wanting to strike Israeli interests.
For Ehud Barak, Israeli Minister of Defense, "the attempted terrorist attacks in Bangkok prove once again that Iran and its allies continue to spread terror."
Just yesterday, Silvan Shalom, Israel's deputy premier - speaking to reporters after his meeting with Ban Ki-moon – told the UN that Iran wants to return to past glories of the Persian Empire, change all the regimes of the Middle East and take control of all oil in the region, thanks to its nuclear program.
From some time Israel has been trying to convince the international community of the benefit of an air strike against Iranian nuclear bases to stop its nuclear program which Tehran claims to be for civilian purposes.
Will Hurtley, head of "Terrorism and Riots" at Jane's, told Bloomberg that "the fact that the suspects had an Iranian passport in Bangkok can offer some support for the view of Israel that Iran is organizing an international campaign," but "the attacks in India, Thailand, Georgia and now are all amateurish and lack the professionalism you would expect from an operation carried out by Hezbollah or Iran."
No comments so far from Tehran.