Illustrative image (Source: AFP) Bangkok (VNA) – Thai police have identified allsuspects of the bombing and arson attacks in Bangkok on August 2 and are seekingarrest warrants for them, according to Pol. Lt. Gen. Suwat Chaengyotsuk, anassistant to the national police chief.
Police in Thung Song Hong had gathered evidence to seekwarrants for two suspects over bombs planted at the Government Complex andoutside Royal Thai Armed Forces headquarters.
The evidence was collected from security cameras at thebombing scenes.
The first suspect – a male, aged 20 to 30, wearing a whiteshirt, brown trousers, training shoes, surgical mask and a white cap as shown infootage – was caught carrying two bags to two spots at the complex.
The second was captured on camera carrying two bags to twospots outside the armed forces' headquarters, about 200 metres from theGovernment Complex bombing scene, said the source. Footage showed a man aged 20to 30, wearing a surgical mask, a white shirt, black trousers and a pair oftraining shoes.
The Phaya Thai police are probing four arson attacks in thePratunam area, and the Yannawa police are investigating another bombing sceneat the Chong Nonsi BTS Skytrain station and the King Power tower's high-rise'scar park. They were expected to present their findings at a meeting on August 5.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha condemned the people behindthe attacks and directed police to quickly investigate the case.
On August 2, six bombs exploded in Bangkok’s Chong Nonsi BTSstation, Rama IX road, the Government Complex on Chaeng Watthana Road, and KingPower building. They took place as the capital city is hosting the 52nd ASEANForeign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings that were attended by topdiplomats from the bloc member states as well as the US, China, Russia, Japan,and many other countries.
One day later, three more bombs also went off at three ATMmachines in Pattani province.
Two men have been detained since August 2, accused ofplanting two bombs, which authorities earlier had said were fake, in front ofthe police headquarters in central Bangkok a day earlier.-VNA
Police in Thung Song Hong had gathered evidence to seekwarrants for two suspects over bombs planted at the Government Complex andoutside Royal Thai Armed Forces headquarters.
The evidence was collected from security cameras at thebombing scenes.
The first suspect – a male, aged 20 to 30, wearing a whiteshirt, brown trousers, training shoes, surgical mask and a white cap as shown infootage – was caught carrying two bags to two spots at the complex.
The second was captured on camera carrying two bags to twospots outside the armed forces' headquarters, about 200 metres from theGovernment Complex bombing scene, said the source. Footage showed a man aged 20to 30, wearing a surgical mask, a white shirt, black trousers and a pair oftraining shoes.
The Phaya Thai police are probing four arson attacks in thePratunam area, and the Yannawa police are investigating another bombing sceneat the Chong Nonsi BTS Skytrain station and the King Power tower's high-rise'scar park. They were expected to present their findings at a meeting on August 5.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha condemned the people behindthe attacks and directed police to quickly investigate the case.
On August 2, six bombs exploded in Bangkok’s Chong Nonsi BTSstation, Rama IX road, the Government Complex on Chaeng Watthana Road, and KingPower building. They took place as the capital city is hosting the 52nd ASEANForeign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings that were attended by topdiplomats from the bloc member states as well as the US, China, Russia, Japan,and many other countries.
One day later, three more bombs also went off at three ATMmachines in Pattani province.
Two men have been detained since August 2, accused ofplanting two bombs, which authorities earlier had said were fake, in front ofthe police headquarters in central Bangkok a day earlier.-VNA
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