Armed man arrested outside US embassy in Bangkok
Monday, 21 February 2011 15:26
BANGKOK: A Thai man was arrested Monday after firing a handgun outside the US embassy in Bangkok, police said.
The 35-year-old pointed a pistol at the security checkpoint before firing one shot into the air, said police captain Kosol Rasamibanphotkul. Nobody was injured in the incident.
Kosol said the man -- who claimed to have a microchip planted in his head -- would receive a psychological evaluation. He was charged with illegal arms possession and firing a weapon in a public place.
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Armed man arrested outside US embassy in Bangkok
"Slavery is the daughter of darkness; an ignorant people is the blind instrument of its own destruction; ambition and intrigue take advantage of the credulity and inexperience of men who have no political, economic or civil knowledge. They mistake pure illusion for reality, license for freedom, treason for patriotism, vengeance for justice."-Simón Bolívar
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Yes, I'm sure they'll psychologically evaluate him real well.
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21-02-2011, 08:00 PM #3Thailand Expat
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Pity the chip didn't tell him about that part.
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Why the U.S. Embassy?
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21-02-2011, 08:27 PM #5Excitable Boy
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Doesn't he know that a tin foil hat will take care of that problem? Originally Posted by StrontiumDog
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^^Magnet for nut jobs.
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Will you be doing the honours? Originally Posted by StrontiumDog
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Surely, he's qualified. Originally Posted by English Noodles
Will you be doing the honours? Originally Posted by StrontiumDog
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http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2011...-30149203.html
Gunman thought to be crazy
By The Nation
Published on February 22, 2011
Police arrested a man yesterday for firing a bullet into a security booth in front of the US Embassy in Bangkok.
The gunman, identified as Namassakarn Jaroonsoponsak, welcomed his arrest.
Police believed the suspect, 36, could be mentally ill.
They quoted him as saying: "I knew that police would arrest me and send me to the US. That's good because I want to ask US President Barack Obama for help because his predecessor George W Bush and former British prime minister Tony Blair embedded electronic devices in me and it has driven me crazy."
Police found patient cards for Namassakarn issued by many medical facilities, including the Prasat neurological centre. He will be sent for a test soon to assess his mental health.
Initially, he was charged with possessing a gun and ammunition without authorisation, and other charges relating to the shooting.
No-one was injured by the shot he fired because the bullet hit a bullet-proof booth.
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The CIA obviously implanted the chip... Originally Posted by Rural Surin
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