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Politics
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2007-02-05 22:49:00-05
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Thailand police chief sacked
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Bangkok, February 6: Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has fired the Thai police chief after he failed to make progress in the investigation of bomb attacks in the capital Bangkok. The dismissal of Thai Police Chief General Kowit Wattana follows heavy criticism of investigations into the bombings in Bangkok on New Year's Eve that left three people dead and dozens wounded. Last month, police arrested 19 people, but they were all later released without charge. A grenade attack then hit a newspaper office and a hotel, raising further doubts of the police's ability to secure the capital. Since the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok and its suburbs which killed three persons and injured 40 others, Gen. Kowit has been under pressure to quit.
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