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| Bangkok bombing: 'Main suspect' arrested near Cambodian border | Bangkok bombing: 'Main suspect' arrested near Cambodian border |
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| A man believed to be the main suspect in the bombing of a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people has been arrested. | A man believed to be the main suspect in the bombing of a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people has been arrested. |
| Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, said police investigating his country's deadliest ever bombing had detained the man on the border with Cambodia, in Sa Kaeo province. | Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, said police investigating his country's deadliest ever bombing had detained the man on the border with Cambodia, in Sa Kaeo province. |
| Mr Prayuth said he was the “main suspect” for the bombing, adding that he was being transferred to Bangkok for questioning. | Mr Prayuth said he was the “main suspect” for the bombing, adding that he was being transferred to Bangkok for questioning. |
| The Prime Minister said investigators had evidence that several suspects were planning to flee the country but warned against speculating about the arrested man. | The Prime Minister said investigators had evidence that several suspects were planning to flee the country but warned against speculating about the arrested man. |
| "We will know who they are, where they came from, who's behind this," he added. | |
| “We have to do a lot of tests, fingerprints. If he is the guy, he is the guy.” | |
| The Bangkok Post reported that authorities believe him to be the person highlighted by police in CCTV footage, which showed a man wearing a yellow shirt and appearing to leave a backpack behind at the shrine. | |
| Television footage of the suspect showed a thin man in a baseball cap, sunglasses and with a short moustache being paraded in front of journalists by security forces, who displayed items of evidence found during a search. Soldiers displayed items seized by the Erawan Shrine bombing suspect arrested near the Cambodian border | Television footage of the suspect showed a thin man in a baseball cap, sunglasses and with a short moustache being paraded in front of journalists by security forces, who displayed items of evidence found during a search. Soldiers displayed items seized by the Erawan Shrine bombing suspect arrested near the Cambodian border |
| The suspect has not officially been named but Thai media have been sharing a Chinese passport photo of a man matching his description. | The suspect has not officially been named but Thai media have been sharing a Chinese passport photo of a man matching his description. |
| In the passport, he is named Yusufu Mieraili, 25, from Xinjiang. The province is home to China's Uighur Muslim minority, hundreds of whom have been detained and deported by Thailand after attempting to seek asylum there. | In the passport, he is named Yusufu Mieraili, 25, from Xinjiang. The province is home to China's Uighur Muslim minority, hundreds of whom have been detained and deported by Thailand after attempting to seek asylum there. |
| The arrest came after security forces detained the first foreign suspect on Saturday following raids on the outskirts of Bangkok. | |
| His identity and nationality have not been confirmed but police requested a Turkish translator to assist in questioning the 28-year-old man, who has been charged with possessing illegal explosives. A general view taken from a moving train shows bodies covered in white sheets around the Erawan Shrine, central Bangkok, Thailand, 17 August 2015. | His identity and nationality have not been confirmed but police requested a Turkish translator to assist in questioning the 28-year-old man, who has been charged with possessing illegal explosives. A general view taken from a moving train shows bodies covered in white sheets around the Erawan Shrine, central Bangkok, Thailand, 17 August 2015. |
| The bombing of the Erawan Shrine, popular with Hindu and Buddhist worshippers, as well as tourists, killed at least 14 foreigners on 17 August. | The bombing of the Erawan Shrine, popular with Hindu and Buddhist worshippers, as well as tourists, killed at least 14 foreigners on 17 August. |
| Thailand’s military government has claimed it targeted the country’s economy but no group has claimed responsibility. | Thailand’s military government has claimed it targeted the country’s economy but no group has claimed responsibility. |
| Speculation has centred on sympathisers of Uighur Muslims, the government’s political opponents, southern ethnic Malay rebels and foreign extremists, among other groups. | Speculation has centred on sympathisers of Uighur Muslims, the government’s political opponents, southern ethnic Malay rebels and foreign extremists, among other groups. |
| Thailand drew international outrage last month when it forcibly repatriated more than 100 Uighurs to China. | Thailand drew international outrage last month when it forcibly repatriated more than 100 Uighurs to China. |
| Police were criticised for the early lack of progress in the investigation, which has accelerated since the weekend, and 22 officers have been transferred from their posts for supposed negligence over illegal immigration. | Police were criticised for the early lack of progress in the investigation, which has accelerated since the weekend, and 22 officers have been transferred from their posts for supposed negligence over illegal immigration. |
| Arrest warrants were issued for a Thai woman and a foreign man on Monday. The woman, Wanna Suansuant, has contacted authorities and would be interviewed. | Arrest warrants were issued for a Thai woman and a foreign man on Monday. The woman, Wanna Suansuant, has contacted authorities and would be interviewed. |
| Her family told police on Monday she travelled to Turkey to work with her partner and child two to three months ago. | Her family told police on Monday she travelled to Turkey to work with her partner and child two to three months ago. |
| Additional reporting by Reuters | Additional reporting by Reuters |