Thailand’s police chief says at least 10 people were now suspected of involvement in the Bangkok bombing, more than half of them foreigners.
Advertisement
Thai police say they have cleared two suspects in a bomb attack at a Bangkok shrine. “I believe this network links with people inside Thailand… more than 10 people were involved”.
Thai police have issued an arrest warrant for the “unidentified foreign man” seen leaving a bag just before the deadly Bangkok bomb blast – and warn he may not have been acting alone.
Two further men were seen standing next to the main suspect.
Speculation has swirled about the motive and identity of the bomber and his supposed accomplices.
Bangkok was rattled by a second blast Tuesday at a popular ferry pier which exploded in the Chao Phraya River and caused no injuries.
Police released a sketch depicting a young man wearing glasses, with black, bushy hair, a fair complexion, prominent nose and thick lips.
Staff on a British Airways flight from Singapore to Sydney on Thursday appealed to passengers who had visited the Erawan shrine, a major tourist attraction in the heart of the Thai capital, to come forward. On Thursday, police doubled a reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest to 2 million baht ($56,000).
The attack was “unlikely” to be the work of worldwide terrorists and was not specifically targeted at Chinese tourists, according to Thailand’s ruling junta, known as the National Council for Peace and Order.
Distraught relatives of victims of Monday’s deadly bomb attack in Bangkok have claimed the remains of their loved ones at a forensic institute.
Winthai also said that the military government, in power since a coup in May past year, would prosecute any individuals spreading false rumours about the bombings.
Meanwhile, Tuk-tuk driver Suchart Pan-ngam, 37, stepped forward this afternoon to answer questions to police who had been searching for him since footage of Monday’s attack showed the lead suspect.
Mr Prawut said the prime suspect was overheard speaking a foreign language other than English, although he did not elaborate on how police knew this.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the bombing.
“I’d like to tell the bomber that if he wants to be safe, then he should turn himself in and officials will find a way to protect him”, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters Wednesday.
Advertisement
“We are confident at least three people were involved in this, but maybe more”, Kissana said.
