Red-shirt clash in Don Muang area

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Red-shirt clash in Don Muang area 
The Nation: 28 Apr 2010
Police confiscate dozens of M-79 grenades in a road search
By The Nation

Police confiscated 63 M-79 grenades from a motorcycle during a search on Vibhavadi Rangsit road on Wednesday.

Police stopped a motorcycle at a checkpoint set up after red shirts protesters clashed with troops on the road. Driver of the vehicle stopped as ordered but managed to run away.

Police then searched the vehicle and confiscated a total of 63 M-79 grenades from the vehicle.

It is still unclear how the explosives were packed.

Also found were documents of Pol Sgt Pratya Maneekote of Patum Thani's Kukot district.

Police could not say whether the driver was the sergeant.
 

[TELLBOY]

whats the betting the  man reports his  stolen 

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Police confiscated 63 M-79 grenades from a motorcycle during a search on Vibhavadi Rangsit road on Wednesday.

Police then searched the vehicle and confiscated a total of 63 M-79 grenades from the vehicle.

It is still unclear how the explosives were packed.

That's a little bit of weight to be carrying around, at about 1/4 Kilo each would be about 21 Kilos.  It is actually a 40mm Grenade to be fired from what was an M-79 Grenade Laucher with a max range of about 400 meters.  Comes in various types rounds, I would assume it was HE, high explosive, but could be others such as:

High Explosive (HE) — M381, M386, M406, M441
High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) — M433
Airburst — M397, M397A1
No. 4 buckshot — M576
Star parachute (flare) — M583A1
Star cluster (flare) — M585 (white), M661 (green), M662 (red)
CS gas — M651,
Smoke Canopy — M676 (yellow), M680 (white), M682 (red)
Ground Marker (smoke) — M713 (red), M714 (white), M715 (green), M716 (yellow)
Practice — M781, M918 (target practice)
Infra-red illumination — M992
Non lethal (crowd control)
Sponge Grenade (crowd control)
40 mm Canister Round





Makes you wonder where the weapon to fire the round as it does no good to throw it. 
 


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[nookiebear]

I feel there is more bloodshed to come

[Lourens]

I feel there is more bloodshed to come

 

I rather like to think positive and hope that these problems will be sorted out in a peacefull manner. 

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Bringing 40mm Grenades to a rally does not inspire me that they have peaceful intentions.