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Bangkok bomb: Foreign role in attack unlikely, says government | |
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Monday's bombing in Thailand was "unlikely" to have been the work of an international terror group, the Thai government has said. | Monday's bombing in Thailand was "unlikely" to have been the work of an international terror group, the Thai government has said. |
Col Winthai Suvaree, a spokesman for the ruling military junta, said this was the preliminary conclusion reached by investigators. | Col Winthai Suvaree, a spokesman for the ruling military junta, said this was the preliminary conclusion reached by investigators. |
The attack on the Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok on Monday evening killed 20 people and injured scores. | The attack on the Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok on Monday evening killed 20 people and injured scores. |
Police say that at least 10 people are suspected of involvement in the attack. | |
An arrest warrant has been issued for one unidentified man seen on CCTV footage leaving a backpack at the shrine shortly before the blast. | An arrest warrant has been issued for one unidentified man seen on CCTV footage leaving a backpack at the shrine shortly before the blast. |
A reward of one million baht ($28,000; £17,950) has been offered for information leading to the main suspect's arrest. | |
However, there are indications he was driven to the airport after the attack and may well have fled. | |
The Hindu shrine is popular with Buddhist and Chinese tourists, but the spokesman said authorities did not believe Chinese people had been the "direct target" of the attack. | |
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