A series of explosions happened in Thailand's Bangkok on Friday morning, Aug. 2, 2019.

https://mothership.sg/2019/08/thailand-explosions/?fbclid=IwAR0OSq4Q-iCH7Zevxht3aNaDuF_a6TiqKkhDOnmKTRlfky_dmEINDjfuxaI

At least four people were injured at two separate locations.

The bomb squad was called in, and Thai police are currently investigating the incidents.

Thais speculate

While no one has claimed responsibility for the bombings yet, Thais have taken to Twitter to discuss their theories about who the culprits behind the incidents can be.

Military government itself?

Suspicion, among some Thais, have fallen on the military government itself led by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

A few hours shortly after the bombings were reported, he released a statement condemning those behind the "situation that damaged peace and the country's image".

He also said he has instructed officials to "take care of public safety and those affected promptly".

PM Prayuth: "On the bombing this morning, I would like to condemn those behind causing the situation that damaged peace and country's image. I have instructed official to take care of public safety and those affected promptly." https://t.co/Efp4oWL1H2

— Panu Wongcha-um (@panuw) August 2, 2019

Thais respond to their govt via Twitter

Several Twitter users responded to Prayuth's statement with sarcastic tweets of their own.

While not specifically mentioning the prime minister, their comments -- disguised using sarcasm -- implied their suspicions that the government was behind the incidents.

https://twitter.com/chezadn/status/1157151789990342656

"The person who did this and the person behind it is a terrible human. I hope they suffer horrible horrible deaths, their ancestors end in ruins, and their descendants never succeed in life. Wow I got so angry talking about this. Hope you find the culprit soon, good sir."

ใครวางระเบิดสร้างสถานการณ์ขอให้มันฉิบหายไม่ตายดีค่ะ ขอบคุณค่ะ

— baecon lll (@baejennism) August 2, 2019

"I hope whoever planted the bomb and incited chaos suffer horrible death, thank you."

"Do you think we're stupid? We eat grass not rice!" (eating grass = buffalo = stupid)" -- reference to a Thai joke.

สถานการณ์ตอนจับคนร้ายได้ pic.twitter.com/mY7y4RU8bi

— นางสาวนฐา🧚🏻‍♀️ rest เกลียดขี้หน้ามึง (@lrlrlrlrlrs) August 2, 2019

"The government when they catch the culprit."

Bolder speculation

Away from Prayuth's Twitter account, Thai netizens were slightly more daring when voicing their suspicions.

The following tweet received one of the highest number of retweets -- more than 22,000 in under 12 hours.

พอเห็นระเบิดเยอะมาก ๆ จากที่ไม่สงสัยก็เริ่มสงสัยแล้วนะ มันดูจงใจ ดูให้เป็นความไม่สงบจนเกินไป ดูผิดที่ผิดทาง ดูอิหลักอิเหลื่อน สงสารประชาชนที่เป็นเหยื่อในทุก ๆ มูลเหตุที่เกิดเหตุการณ์แบบนี้ ขอสาปแช่ง ประนามไว้ว่าจะฝ่ายไหน ใครก็ตามที่ทำแบบนี้ ขอให้ตกนรก ขอให้ชีวิตฉิบหาย

— 🌵 𝒃𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅, 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒏™ | *｡★･✨ (@zornitsaxx) August 2, 2019

"Now that we've seen a lot of bombings, I've started to feel suspicious.

It seems like they're intentionally creating chaos. Seems very out of place and awkward.

I feel bad for the people who are always the victims in every situation like this.

I curse those, on whichever side, who did this to rot in hell and may their lives turn crappy."

ต้องเก่งขนาดไหนเอาระเบิดไปวางหน้าศูนย์บัญชาการกองทัพไทยได้โดยไม่โดนสงสัยอะ หรือเพราะ ทหารกระจอก

— ✨°•☆ Anti Fan ณ๊ อ ง 🌸(づ￣ ³￣)づ~☆•°🕷️ (@nenongna) August 2, 2019

"They must be very good to be able to plant the bomb in front of the Army HQ and get away with it. Or is it because our army is incompetent?"

แพทเทิร์นมันแบบ

- โซนสยาม
- สถานที่ราชการใหญ่ๆ สัก 1-2 ที่
- โซนกรมตำรวจแห่งชาติ
- ศาลยุติธรรมสักที่
- แถวๆ บีทีเอสสักสถานที่กะให้ระเบิดขู่เต็มเหนี่ยว

มาอิหรอบนี่ตั้งแต่ปีไหนๆ ล่ะ ... แพทเทริ์นแบบ... เออ ดูข่าวทุกปี โซนนี้ทุกปี

— MC. Kanaae lll : 🥂👔🐰 | J17 @CA6 (@kanaae) August 2, 2019

"Isn't this according to the plan they have been using every year. After this, (a bomb) should be at some courthouse. From what I've seen, (the bombs) were planted in all the same areas. Same pattern every year."

(Reply underneath) "The pattern is:

- Siam area

- 1-2 major government offices

- Office of the Royal Thai police area

- A court of justice

- By the BTS line to maximise intimidation effect

It has always been like this since years ago. Watching the news every year, it has always been these areas.

ประเทศ​ที่เหตุระเบิดทำให้คนสงสัยรัฐ​บาล​มากกว่าผู้ก่อการร้าย​อ่ะเนอะื

— กะเทยนิวส์ (@KathoeyNews) August 2, 2019

"The country where people are more suspicious of the government than the terrorists."

ใจกล้าเนอะ ในยุคที่มีคสช. ในยุคที่มีผู้นำรัฐบาลเป็นทหาร ยังกล้าวางระเบิด 2 ที่ในวันเดียวกัน หืม ใจกล้าจริงๆ

— เจ๊แต๋ว (@yamyummy) August 2, 2019

"How daring, in this day and age where we have the National Council for Peace and Order, the government leader from the army, they still dare to plant bombs in the same day.

Wow so daring."

Muslim separatists from the "deep south"?

Another theory that a Thai government official put forth is that "religious fundamentalists" from the three southern provinces of Thailand were behind the fake bombs found a day before on Thursday, Aug. 1.

Speaking to local media Khaosod, an official said the government has already caught the two culprits when they were on the bus to Chumpon, a southern province.

That area is known for Muslim separatists in the predominantly Buddhist country.

Twitter users doubt government's statement

However, many Thais expressed their doubts about the statement via Twitter, saying that the ones who were caught became scapegoats for the government instead.

ดูไม่ออกเลยว่าเป็น 🐐

— แมวบอกอย่าแมสไม่มีคนเทข้าว (@Apologize772) August 2, 2019

"Wow that's so obviously not a (goat emoji)."

สัตว์ประจำชาติจริงๆ แพะ

— คมซร (@kormorsorrr) August 2, 2019

"National animal, goat."

แพะแม่งสามจังหวัดชายแดนใต้แน่นอน อิสัส ประเทศนี้แม่งก็มีอยู่แค่นี้ มีข่าวออกมาทำนองว่าหนีลงใต้ยัง

— คุนคิมโมนาทีมข้อเดียวเป็นไอโอ (@kunmona) August 2, 2019

"The deep south are gonna be made the scapegoat again, damn it. This country only has one pattern. Are there news saying something about the escape to the south yet?”

Previously, in a bombing that happened in 2017 that wounded 24 people, the Thai army blamed groups that were opposed to the military government.

A less popular theory posited by some, however, was that the opposition was behind the bombings to discredit the government.

Top image adapted via @ThaiPBSNews & @js100radio