Urgent: Turkish suspect arrested in Bangkok with bomb making equipment
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Police arrested a Turkish man at a rented room in Bangkok's Nong Chok district Saturday afternoon and found a lot of bomb making tools and materials.

The arrest was made after about 100 police and troops surrounded the apartment at at 1:30 pm.

Among the matterials, police found 0.5mm-diameter ball bearings that were the same type with the bombs that exploded at the Erawan Shrine and the Sathorn Bridge on August 17 and 18.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Urgent-Turkish-suspect-arrested-in-Bangkok-with-bo-30267728.html

-- The Nation 2015-08-29

RT@JonahFisherBBC: Thai media reporting that the arrested man is Turkish.

RT@Ryn_writes: A suspect in connection with the #bangkokblast, who has been arrested at Nong Jok, is 28 yr & holds Turkey passport. https://t.co/7ZE6t4UcCn

RT@vaitor: Local Thai Media stating Police raided suspects house and identified him as a Turkish national (28 years old) -http://t.co/VvFY1FjMeC

RT@RichardBarrow: 3:38pm Police are now searching other rooms in apartment block after bomb making materials found - RT @Pananat_PPTV: http://t.co/JN7kuNNf1t

RT@vaitor: Local Thai Media stating Police raided suspects house and identified him as a Turkish national (28 years old) -http://t.co/VvFY1FjMeC

The only similarity between the photo and the picture is both have a head with ears on it.

Edited August 29, 201510 yr by Reigntax

Well, let's hope justice prevails if this person is connected.

Shut up and wait sherlock

RT@vaitor: Local Thai Media stating Police raided suspects house and identified him as a Turkish national (28 years old) -http://t.co/VvFY1FjMeC

The only similarity between the photo and the picture is both have a head with ears on it.

And he does not look 28 to me. Mid-late 30's.

The one on the left is a drawing made from a still frame of a fuzzy video from a camera that's probably 20 years old.

I say arresting a Turkish man with the same bomb materials in his apartment as was used in the bombing of the shrine is a good start.

RT@vaitor: Local Thai Media stating Police raided suspects house and identified him as a Turkish national (28 years old) -http://t.co/VvFY1FjMeC

The only similarity between the photo and the picture is both have a head with ears on it.

I sure hope they're on the right track.

This might sound weird, but from Thailand's POV it would be "better" if the terrorist is related to the Turkish conflict and NOT related to ISIS/Al Queda/South Thailand/red shirts/internal power conflict.

if only that had working useable CCTV...

Police will of course have problems convincing people that they didnt plant the "evidence" since we all know that they are liars ...

Thank Brahma!

Glad to see it was not a Thai person that planted that bomb.

WoW.... Just Great news if this is the right guy... should have all those RTP slaters eating their words now... Let us all hope this is the bomber and he gets what's coming his way...! Should be an interesting story of his tracking down and capture.

RT@RichardBarrow: Photos of some of the “evidence” found in the apartment of the suspected bomber - RT @sataporn_pptv: http://t.co/4qMBGZliOP #Thailand

RT@vaitor: Local Thai Media stating Police raided suspects house and identified him as a Turkish national (28 years old) -http://t.co/VvFY1FjMeC

The similarities are miles apart.... I just hope they got the real culprit. It would be a waste of justice to see it slip, simply because they want to get someone they fabricate a case. Bomb making equipment. Could one be a bit more specific. Pictures please..... ball bearings ok good find... or simply coincidence? Whats the motive..... lost a love suite in courts? I would really like to get to the bottom of this without the frills of explaination for dumb people.

The photo and photofit look compelling.

It doesn't show who funded it.

Why is public enemy number 1 still in BKK?

Lets see it the the evidence is real. I mean just look at Koh Tao.

If its real we can expect him being paraded in public etc etc.

If its a fit up, we can expect a Pakistani interpreter and the suspect to be 'influenced' to make a confession over a number of days.

Well done RTP, after unprecedented criticism, it looks like they have actually done a very good job. We all wanted this guy caught.

I knew the skills of the Thai police force would eventually ripen....Go team.....lol....

To add, because the Turkish connection would be politically the least messy for the Thai government, especially compared to south Thailand or red shirts, that does add another aspect of skepticism.

So there was bomb making equipment. Hmm. Assuming that find it legit, there were future bomb plans? If not, why keep such damning evidence around?

Edited August 29, 201510 yr by Jingthing

Lets just say it is him. Shows all the naysayers that the RTP have been doing a splendid job, quietly.

Thai PBS news TV is now covering this live. They are showing bags and bags of alleged bomb making stuff. They said the guy's name is Ahmed.

Edited August 29, 201510 yr by keemapoot

Police will of course have problems convincing people that they didnt plant the "evidence" since we all know that they are liars ...

Only among TV posters. Thais will lap it up and believe every word out of the mouths of the BiB. They caught a foreigner after all.

And looking at the 'evidence' photo, I'm glad they didn't raid my place as I have all that equipment too! Scissors, screw drivers and a tape measure? They also need to find explosive material.

Live news on Thai PBS is now reporting the bomb making material and method is the same as those used in the erawan bombing.

Thai PBS news TV is now covering this live. They are showing bags and bags of alleged bomb making stuff. They said the guy's name is Ahmed.

Ahmed, eh? Straight out of central casting.

Whether they got the right guy or not (hopefully so) that doesn't mitigate criticism of what we know about the investigation in terms of the absurdly quick cleanup of the site, etc.

Edited August 29, 201510 yr by Jingthing

If some Turk wanted to carry out a terrorist attack, they'd carry it out on Kurds, not Thais. I call this BS

Scissors, duct tape, I have them at my home too.

Edited August 29, 201510 yr by Lukecan

RT@RichardBarrow: Photos of some of the “evidence” found in the apartment of the suspected bomber - RT @sataporn_pptv: http://t.co/4qMBGZliOP #Thailand

I sure hope they found more evidence than this.

These are items any average household has.

I bet this guy was grassed up as a suspicious looking foreigner by his Thai neighbours. Nosy bastards! Nothing to do with splendid police work...now let's see who gets the booty.