Description
On 19 July 2023, three homemade explosives were thrown at the editor in chief of Thunhoon Newspaper, a news outlet covering the stock market and the financial sector, though no injuries were reported. There is no information on the perpetrator or their motive. The editor later filed a complaint with the Thai Journalist Association, saying that the incident was an assault on the news outlet's journalistic work. The attack also followed a death threat sent to another editor at the same newspaper less than 24 hours earlier.
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Unknown
Age
Country
Bangkok
Full name or name of group
Unidentified
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Physical assaults (include death, injury, abduction)
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