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Thailand names sixth Bangkok bomb suspect | Thailand names sixth Bangkok bomb suspect |
(about 17 hours later) | |
Thai police have named a sixth suspect over an alleged Iranian bomb plot to attack Israeli diplomats in Bangkok. | |
The man was named as Norouzi Shaya Ali Akbar, 57, wanted on suspicion of possessing and making explosives. | |
Three men are in custody in Thailand and Malaysia and two other people, a man and a woman, are also being sought after last week's blasts in Bangkok. | Three men are in custody in Thailand and Malaysia and two other people, a man and a woman, are also being sought after last week's blasts in Bangkok. |
Thai police took one suspect back to the scene of the first blast on Monday. | Thai police took one suspect back to the scene of the first blast on Monday. |
Wearing handcuffs and a bullet-proof vest, Mohamad Khazaei was brought to a house used by the suspects in central Bangkok. | Wearing handcuffs and a bullet-proof vest, Mohamad Khazaei was brought to a house used by the suspects in central Bangkok. |
An explosion there last Tuesday sparked a dramatic attempt by the Iranians to flee the country, during which a second suspect was badly injured by his own bomb. | An explosion there last Tuesday sparked a dramatic attempt by the Iranians to flee the country, during which a second suspect was badly injured by his own bomb. |
A third suspect managed to board a plane to Kuala Lumpur, where he was detained and is facing a Thai extradition request. | A third suspect managed to board a plane to Kuala Lumpur, where he was detained and is facing a Thai extradition request. |
The other two suspects are Iranian woman Leila Rohani, who is believed to be back in Iran, and a man of unknown nationality, who was named by police on Friday as Nikkhahfard Javad. | The other two suspects are Iranian woman Leila Rohani, who is believed to be back in Iran, and a man of unknown nationality, who was named by police on Friday as Nikkhahfard Javad. |
Thai deputy national police chief Pansiri Prapawat said Norouzi Shaya Ali Akbar had been filmed by a CCTV camera leaving a house rented by the suspects. | Thai deputy national police chief Pansiri Prapawat said Norouzi Shaya Ali Akbar had been filmed by a CCTV camera leaving a house rented by the suspects. |
He is thought to have fled to Iran, the police official was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. | He is thought to have fled to Iran, the police official was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. |
Security analysts have linked the Bangkok blasts, in which four other people were injured, to two attacks targeting Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia last Monday. | Security analysts have linked the Bangkok blasts, in which four other people were injured, to two attacks targeting Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia last Monday. |
Israel has accused Tehran of being behind all three attacks while Tehran has denied any involvement. | Israel has accused Tehran of being behind all three attacks while Tehran has denied any involvement. |
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