Video clip emerges of DusitD2 suicide bomber : The Standard

A video clip has emerged showing how a suicide bomber blew himself up at DusitD2 on January 15, 2019. One would question the motive of the bomber’s positioning as he is seen to be standing outside in an open field. Before the attacker self-detonated, a man is seen walking past him, but nothing much happened. He is perhaps the last man to see the attacker.

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Ordinarily, terrorists want to kill as many people as possible. After the bomber blows up, a crowd is seen rushing outside through the smoke from the explosion. Security agencies have placed the number of terrorists at six. In the video, the bomber is seen somewhat hesitant. He died in the early moments of the attack. Another suicide bomber had been shot and injured at the entrance of Dusit Complex when security officers manning the Australian embassy, which is about 100m away, responded to the initial gunshots.

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When the injured terrorist arrived at the main hotel lobby, he hurled two grenades but they failed to explode. He detonated his suicide vest, killing himself and five other people. He was dismembered. One of his limbs was found about 40m away from the point of the explosion. Police said one of the terrorists was a Kenyan identified as Salim Gichunge. He stayed in a rental house in Muchatha area, Kiambu County.

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