The Metropolitan Police Friday launched a manhunt for a taxi drive who hurled a Molotov cocktail at a tank parked inside the compound of 2nd Cavalry near the Victory Monument.
He said the attack late Thursday night did not cause any damage.
The 2nd Cavalry Division is located near Channel 5 TV station in the Sanam Pao Area near the Victory Monument.
The attack happened at 10:45 pm. The Molotov cocktail made of petrol inside an energy drink bottle was hurled at a tank parked in front part inside the compound of the division. The taxi driver then sped off to the direction of the Victory Monument.
Sources said the 2nd Cavalry Division commander reported the incident to Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Anupong Paochinda immediately. Anupong, in turn, instructed all Army agencies to be on high alert.
