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BANGKOK — The head of Thailand’s military government, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, said on Tuesday that the security forces had arrested a foreign man they suspected of involvement in the deadly Bangkok shrine bombing two weeks ago.BANGKOK — The head of Thailand’s military government, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, said on Tuesday that the security forces had arrested a foreign man they suspected of involvement in the deadly Bangkok shrine bombing two weeks ago.
A police spokesman said he had no comment on the arrest, which was the second in the investigation of the Aug. 17 bombing, which killed 20 people. The man’s name and nationality were not released. A police spokesman said he had no comment on the arrest, the second in the investigation of the Aug. 17 bombing, which killed 20 people. The man’s name and nationality were not released.
Thai news media reported that the man had been detained at the Thai-Cambodian border. Reports showed an image of a lanky man with the beginnings of a beard in the custody of soldiers.Thai news media reported that the man had been detained at the Thai-Cambodian border. Reports showed an image of a lanky man with the beginnings of a beard in the custody of soldiers.
The authorities have been searching for a man who was seen in video footage placing a backpack under a bench near the shrine minutes before the explosion. The attack was the worst bombing in recent Thai history, and it struck in the heart of Bangkok’s main shopping district.The authorities have been searching for a man who was seen in video footage placing a backpack under a bench near the shrine minutes before the explosion. The attack was the worst bombing in recent Thai history, and it struck in the heart of Bangkok’s main shopping district.
The first arrest in the investigation was announced Saturday. That man was also said to be a foreigner; his name and nationality also have not been released. On Monday, the authorities issued two arrest warrants in connection with the case, one of which was for a 27-year-old woman from a Muslim area in southern Thailand whose family said she had moved to Turkey weeks before the bombing. General Prayuth said the man under arrest had sought to evade security forces before being detained.
“He was trying to escape,” General Prayuth said. “He is probably a key person.”
The suspect “looks similar” to the man seen on security cameras on the day of the bombing, the general said, but he added that the police would proceed with other verification, including a fingerprint analysis.
“We are looking for the bomber, the person who ordered it and the person who used a phone,” General Prayuth said, without elaborating. “We have to arrest them all.”
The first arrest in the investigation was announced on Saturday. That man was also said to be a foreigner; his name and nationality have not been released. On Monday, the authorities issued two arrest warrants in connection with the case, one of which was for a 27-year-old woman from a Muslim area in southern Thailand whose family said she had moved to Turkey weeks before the bombing.