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'Bomb-making material' found in second Bangkok flat | 'Bomb-making material' found in second Bangkok flat |
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Thai police say they have found bomb-making materials in a second apartment, after the arrest of a suspect in the explosion at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine. | Thai police say they have found bomb-making materials in a second apartment, after the arrest of a suspect in the explosion at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine. |
Police spokesperson Prawut Thavornsiri said they had found "parts to make bombs and electric charges". | Police spokesperson Prawut Thavornsiri said they had found "parts to make bombs and electric charges". |
Two new arrest warrants have also been issued, for a 26-year-old Thai woman and a foreign man. | Two new arrest warrants have also been issued, for a 26-year-old Thai woman and a foreign man. |
The 17 August blast, which the government called the worst such attack in Thailand, killed 20 people. | The 17 August blast, which the government called the worst such attack in Thailand, killed 20 people. |
On Saturday, bomb materials were found in the home of an unnamed foreigner who was detained, police said. | On Saturday, bomb materials were found in the home of an unnamed foreigner who was detained, police said. |
The search of the second apartment in Bangkok's Min Buri district at the weekend was prompted by information from the detained suspect, according to the Bangkok Post. | The search of the second apartment in Bangkok's Min Buri district at the weekend was prompted by information from the detained suspect, according to the Bangkok Post. |
"We found fertiliser bags, watches, radio controls," Mr Prawut said. "These are bomb-making materials... nobody would keep urea fertiliser and gunpowder unless they wanted to make a bomb." | "We found fertiliser bags, watches, radio controls," Mr Prawut said. "These are bomb-making materials... nobody would keep urea fertiliser and gunpowder unless they wanted to make a bomb." |
In the suspect's home on Saturday, police said they had found detonators, ball bearings and a metal pipe they believed was intended to hold a bomb. | In the suspect's home on Saturday, police said they had found detonators, ball bearings and a metal pipe they believed was intended to hold a bomb. |
But police have said they do not believe he is the man seen in CCTV footage at the shrine just before the explosion. |
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