2012 Bangkok bombings

2012 Bangkok bombings
Part of Iran–Israel proxy conflict
Sukhumvit 71 (Pridi Banomyong) Road, nearby the site of explosion
LocationWatthana, Bangkok, Thailand
Date14 February 2012
14:00 (UTC+7)
TargetIsraeli Embassy, Bangkok
Attack type
Conspiracy
Injured5
PerpetratorsSaeed Moradi (incarcerated)
Mohammad Hazaei (incarcerated)
Masoud Sedaghat Zadeh (in custody)
Leila Rohani (now at large)
Javad Nikkahfard (now at large)
Ali Akbar Norouzi Shaya (now at large)

The 2012 Bangkok bombings were a series of explosions that occurred in Bangkok, Thailand on 14 February 2012, injuring five people. Thai authorities said that the bombings were a botched attempt by Iranian nationals to assassinate Israeli diplomats.[1] Several Iranians were arrested and charged for the attacks, one of whom was badly injured.

  1. ^ Thai Police Widen Search for Iranians Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Wall Street Journal 16 February 2012