School of Politics and International Relations

Dr Lee Jones, Explosion in central Bangkok kills at least 20

18 August 2015

In The Daily Telegraph’s rolling coverage of the Bangkok bomb, which hit the Thai capital yesterday, Dr Lee Jones was asked about the possible background and causes. He said: "If the Thai police are saying the bomb was targeting foreigners then I would say to take that with a pinch of salt, as in my view there is a political element here and they will be trying to draw international help and attention to their cause." He is quoted in the 16.14 update.
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