Even though this is old news now :-[ ....
Quote:
Two dead, 34 wounded in nine Bangkok bombings
Updated Sun. Dec. 31 2006 4:34 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Nine bombs exploded across Bangkok, Thailand in the hours leading up to, and following, the beginning of the New Year -- killing two people and injuring 34.
The first six, near-simultaneous, explosions occurred Sunday night and killed both victims, forcing officials to cancel countdown festivities. Twenty-six people were injured in the blasts.
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Full article here
The fact is folks, as I had mentioned in several threads in a few forums, I was going to be in Bangkok for the changeover to 2007 - a necessary stopover on my return to Tokyo. The bombings occured before and after the New Years changeover.
We were not told in the airport, but security was very VERY tight - armed personnel everywhere. I only found out when my concerned pareants called me when I got back into Tokyo.
Two people that I met on the plane I am now concerned about - a young lady whose email address I have (and yes, I have emailed her).
Even though nothing happened at the airport (at least my part of the airport) I am a little rattled by this.
Many (some from here) will probbaly be disappointed that I was not harmed or killed