A busy Bangkok skywalk was closed Thursday evening near BTS Siam after a suspicious object suspected of being a bomb was found in front of the national police headquarters.
After initially saying at 6:40pm that a bomb was found outside the headquarters of the Royal Thai Police on Rama I Road, Bangkok’s EOD team have said it turned out not to be a bomb.
Rama I Road was closed for over an hour but as of 7pm had returned to normal. Maj. Gen. Tawatchai Mekprasertsuk told reporters that explosives personnel determined that it was not a real bomb.
Krissana Pattanacharoen, deputy police spokesman, said after the the suspicious package was destroyed, police found bearings and circuitry inside.
Krissana said the package was likely planted just to cause chaos.
This is a developing story and may be updated without notice.
