(VOVworld) - The Thai Navy Seals have rejected allegations that some of its personnel were involved in Sunday's bombing in the heart of Bangkok where anti-government protesters were gathering.

A Thai bomb squad unit examines the site of a blast in Bangkok on January 19 (Photo: Internet)

Naval Special Warfare Command chief Rear Adm. Vinai Klom-in on Monday dismissed the allegations that any Navy Seal officers were involved in last Friday's blast, which injured 39 demonstrators and killed one in the Patumwan area. The admiral said "such allegations are merely discrediting the Navy Seals".

The Thai army has called on PM Yingluck Shinawatra’s government and the protestors to hold a dialogue to seek a solution for the country. The Thai Royal Army’s supreme commander Thanasak Patimaprakorn said that both sides should seek a win-win solution, rejecting rumors that he is planning a military coup to become next Thai Prime Minister.