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| Bangkok bomb: Two men identified as suspects hand themselves into Thai authorities, insisting they are tour guides | Bangkok bomb: Two men identified as suspects hand themselves into Thai authorities, insisting they are tour guides |
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| Two men have reportedly handed themselves in to Thai police after being suspected of involvement in the Bangkok bombing earlier this week that killed 20 people. | |
| Details around the two men, who have not been named, are scarce but the BBC has reported that the men have insisted that they are tour guides. | Details around the two men, who have not been named, are scarce but the BBC has reported that the men have insisted that they are tour guides. |
| The two are believed to be the pair spotted on CCTV footage on Wednesday. However, a Bangkok Post article claimed that the two men had already been disregarded by police officers as suspects due to their "girlish" reaction to the bomb. | |
| Detectives reportedly told The Bangkok Post, speaking on condition of anonymity, that officers had concluded the mens' reactions to the bombing meant they were not involved. | Detectives reportedly told The Bangkok Post, speaking on condition of anonymity, that officers had concluded the mens' reactions to the bombing meant they were not involved. |
| CCTV footage saw the men, one wearing a white t-shirt and the other a red, sitting on the bench that the suspected bomber - wearing a yellow t-shirt - was seen depositing a rucksack before walking off. | |
| Thai police are now believed to be questioning the two men. Authorities have claimed that as many as 10 people were involved in the attack. | |
| It follows the announcement of military government spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvaree on Thursday that authorities thought it "unlikely" that the attack was orchestrated by an international terror group. | It follows the announcement of military government spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvaree on Thursday that authorities thought it "unlikely" that the attack was orchestrated by an international terror group. |
| As many as 123 people were injured and 20 killed - including nine foreign nationals - in the attack on the Hindu Erawan Shrine on Monday evening at around 7pm (local time). The attack shocked the Thai nation and precipitated fears that it may affect the tourism industry, vital to the Thai economy. | |
| No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. |