A Thai Airways International Boeing 737-400 has been destroyed, apparently by a bomb, while parked on a stand at Bangkok International Airport on 3 March. One of the cabin crew was killed and seven crew and ground staff were injured.
The explosion and subsequent fire occurred about 35min before Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra was due to board the domestic flight to Chiang Mai. Damage suggests the explosion took place somewhere forward of the port wing.
The auxiliary power unit was running to provide power and air conditioning to the aircraft. The motive is unknown but local speculation centres on an assassination attempt or a business conflict within Thai or the Airports Authority of Thailand.
Source: Flight International
