Police probe blast near food store

Police probe blast near food store

THAILAND: Police said on Sunday they were investigating a bomb blast outside a food store in eastern Bangkok that killed three people including a woman and her six-year-old son, and a police officer.

The woman and her son were killed instantly on Saturday when they disturbed a booby-trapped device containing the grenade, while the police officer died in hospital overnight.

Five other passersby were injured when the bomb detonated at a market in Bangkok's eastern outskirts.

However, investigators said Saturday they suspected the attack was aimed at the owner of the food store who had failed to pay significant gambling debts. --AFP