Three injured in explosion at Sukhumvit 71

Three foreigners were injured in an explosion on Soi Sukhumvit 71 Tuesday afternoon.

The explosion occurred at 2 pm in front of the Kasem Pitthaya School.

One of the foreigners lost his legs.

Pol Lt Col Witthaya Poonsin, deputy commander of Klong Tan traffic police, said the explosion damaged a taxi.

Witthaya said, a foreigner tried to throw a bomb at police but it slipped out of his hand and exploded. The blast cut both of his legs and he was rushed to the Chulalongkorn Hospital.

The Nation