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| Bangkok bomb: Two suspects cleared by police after questioning | |
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| Two men identified as suspects in the Bangkok bombing have been cleared of involvement, police say. | Two men identified as suspects in the Bangkok bombing have been cleared of involvement, police say. |
| The pair were filmed by security cameras standing near the prime suspect in Monday's blast at the Erawan Shrine, which killed 20 people. | The pair were filmed by security cameras standing near the prime suspect in Monday's blast at the Erawan Shrine, which killed 20 people. |
| A police spokesman said they were now satisfied the men - a Chinese tourist and his Thai guide - were not involved. | |
| The main suspect remains at large, but authorities told the BBC they believe he is still in Thailand. | |
| Dozens of people were injured in the explosion, with some losing limbs. | Dozens of people were injured in the explosion, with some losing limbs. |
| Police had said that at least 10 people were suspected of involvement in the attack, and that their prime target was foreign. | |
| What we know so far? | What we know so far? |
| The messy theories behind the Thai bomb | The messy theories behind the Thai bomb |
| The two former suspects, wearing red and white t-shirts, were captured standing in front of the main suspect, in yellow, as he left his backpack under a bench at the scene. | |
| The footage led police to believe the pair may have been the attacker's accomplices. | |
| But one of the men "met police and was released", according to police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri. | |
| He told them he had taken the Chinese man to the Erawan shrine on behalf of a mutual friend. | |
| Earlier reports suggested both of the men had presented themselves for questioning. | |
| But the Chinese national returned home a day after the bomb, Mr Thavornsiri said. | |
| Neither were "likely involved", he added. | |
| Earlier on Thursday, Col Winthai Suvaree, a spokesman for the ruling military junta, said the preliminary conclusion was that it was "unlikely" the attack was the work of an international terror group. | Earlier on Thursday, Col Winthai Suvaree, a spokesman for the ruling military junta, said the preliminary conclusion was that it was "unlikely" the attack was the work of an international terror group. |
| However, he later told Associated Press that a global terrorism link had not been ruled out, saying: "We still have to investigate in more detail." | However, he later told Associated Press that a global terrorism link had not been ruled out, saying: "We still have to investigate in more detail." |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says police are also questioning a tuk-tuk taxi driver who drove the main suspect to the shrine, but are making slow progress in identifying the name and nationality of the man in yellow. | The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says police are also questioning a tuk-tuk taxi driver who drove the main suspect to the shrine, but are making slow progress in identifying the name and nationality of the man in yellow. |
| He adds that, although the shrine has been cleaned up, a BBC team was still able to find bomb shrapnel embedded in a wall nearby, suggesting the forensic teams have not yet collected all possible evidence from the area. | He adds that, although the shrine has been cleaned up, a BBC team was still able to find bomb shrapnel embedded in a wall nearby, suggesting the forensic teams have not yet collected all possible evidence from the area. |
| No-one has yet said they carried out the attack. | No-one has yet said they carried out the attack. |
| National police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang said he believed the attack was planned at least a month in advance. | National police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang said he believed the attack was planned at least a month in advance. |
| Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has called the bombing the "worst ever attack" on Thailand. | Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has called the bombing the "worst ever attack" on Thailand. |
| Twelve of the 20 dead in Monday's attack were foreigners, including nationals from China, Hong Kong, the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. | Twelve of the 20 dead in Monday's attack were foreigners, including nationals from China, Hong Kong, the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. |
| Bangkok explosion | Bangkok explosion |