Thai capital on alert after bombings
Soldiers and police patrolled key areas of Bangkok as tourists returned to the capital’s streets Tuesday after a New Year’s Eve marred by bomb blasts the government blamed on supporters of the overthrown prime minister. While most residential areas were unaffected, soldiers guarded bus and train stations as well as Bangkok’s international airport, where large crowds were expected on the last day of New Year holidays, military spokesman Col. Sansern Chaengkamnerd said. Full Story