Bangkok Bomb Suspect Arrested

[Fat Haggis]

Does anyone really believe the guilty person is still sitting around in BKK in their room with a pair of scissors, a cigarette lighter a screwdriver and a battery are waiting for a knock on the door? If he was smart enough to set off a bomb he is smart enough to get as far away from the scene and the country as quickly as possible.

Here come the conspiracy clowns.

Let's see, the Boston bombers did exactly what you said wouldn't happen. They also sat around.

Did they? I'm pretty sure that the FBI were onto them within 48-72 hours after they were recognised and identified and they fled their home, shot and killed a policeman, hijacked a car, and were involved in a shootout injuring an other copper, where one was fatally shot, and over the next few days the other was found and shot a few days later and apprehended..

doesn't really sound anything like sitting around does it Seann?

[Keira1]

The guy looking very pale and stressed out, can't have been out a lot in the sun lately... Must been a long 13 days for him, and who knows, maybe planning for some "ultimate" way out, as crossing borders wouldn't be that easy. He does look like a fanatic...

[Andrew65]

Amongst the materials found, some ball-bearings, a tool kit, and some machinery!

He sure as hell wasn't fixing his bicycle

Ball-bearings and other "materials", what I mean is, a bit vague with what else they found.

[Fat Haggis]

I repeat... The very latest update from the Thai Police is that this chap is NOT the suspect bomber but part of the Network....which network they do not state.

I guess it is very clear to most of us that until now the only thing that is fairly sure is that the guy they caught was into bomb-making and passport forgery.

and extreme weight loss programs !!

[cumgranosalum]

If I'd just blown up about 20 people, i'm not sure I'd keep all the paraphernalia in my apartment any longer that was quite necessary.

I guess they are going to lay i=t all out on a table and point at it now?

[anto]

>> He does look like a fanatic...<<.............is that the standard ''FANATIC'' look ?

[cumgranosalum]

>> He does look like a fanatic...<<.............is that the standard ''FANATIC'' look ?

i'm sure the RTP will get a phrenologist to back up their assertions.....

[scubascuba3]

Can't they do some good old fashion torture to get the info they need? water boarding is ok with me.

[Bluespunk]

This guy is probably uyghur, carrying a fake Turkish passport.

No Turk would carry out an attack like this, all turks in Bangkok are either kebab shop owners or sex tourists the only bomb they have in mind is a shot of viagra.

Or more likely a Turk with a Turkish passport.

[takkatan in the land]

RT@W7VOA: Police display one of the passport seized in room of #BangkokBlast suspect (no confirmation if real identity). http://t.co/yJCvVWKvaG

Why does it say date of expiry two times?

Someone with same passport let us know if Date of Expiry is listed twice on yours.

The passport is valid for 10 years. re-read it.

you have to read it again

if were like you say it should say date of issue up and date of expiry bellow but it says date of expiry in both dates, so it's a mistake.

What it's to be discobered here is if it's an embassy mistake or some Passport's fakemaker mistake

[tukkytuktuk]

Scapegoat written all over this arrest. Don't believe it.

[phoenixdoglover]

As I understand it from a previous announcement, the guy was taken away for interrogation by the military.

I don't suppose there is anybody looking out for his well-being.

I know - some of you don't give a damn.

[Nickymaster]

Scapegoat written all over this arrest. Don't believe it.

Ok then! cheers!!

[Friendly Stranger]

Why he would have stash of old type not in use passports

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This are new passports

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Geez. That does not make me feel any better - who's using these? Edited August 29, 2015 by Friendly Stranger

[NanLaew]

... the criticism I and many others aim at the RTP is down to their stupid press statements... this one being no different.

They will say anything to downplay this a a potential bigger issue, for fear of losing tourists and tourism revenue.

...

After the Bali bombing, did anyone in authority advise tourists to cancel their planned vacations there?

After 9/11, did security staff advise, "Stay away from NYC, it's dangerous"?

After 7/7, was there a government advisory issued for people not to visit London any more?

You claimed earlier to have been involved with something in Basrah that involved Japanese officials downplaying political tensions just ahead of a spate of unfortunate car bombings. Doesn't your experience also allow that if you sew enough disinformation and openly admit to being at a dead end in the investigation, the perpetrators may become complacent and the public become more aware that their safety is also a personal responsibility?

Although there's nothing so far to suggest that this arrest was nothing more than the result of the piqued curiosity and public spirit of a concerned local who reported his suspicions, there's nothing to suggest that the RTP's self-professed toe-stubbing, lack of resources and shooting in the dark has been a hindrance to what must be a very complex and ongoing investigation?

[chrisinth]

Police arrest bomb suspect, set to conduct more search operations

BANGKOK, 29 August 2015 (NNT) – The police are set to conduct search operations at seven additional locations for the investigation of the bombing incident in Bangkok, believing a group of individuals is responsible for carrying out the incident, says the Deputy Police Chief.

The Deputy Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda said the police have apprehended a suspect believed to be involved with the bombing incident at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok and the investigation team has proceeded this matter in the right direction for tracking down the suspect, while a group of perpetrators is believed to be behind the incident.

He said that the police are now set to conduct search operations at other seven areas to further extend results of the prosecution, but the information regarding the operation cannot be disclosed at the moment.

Regarding today’s detainment of the suspect, the Deputy Commissioner General said that the Royal Thai Police Headquarters has employed the use of electronic devices to assist the search operation and officers have been monitoring developments occurred at an apartment in Nong Chok District of Bangkok. Approximately 100 officers were at the scene of the arrest.

Bomb-making materials which resemble the bombs exploded at the Ratchaprasong Intersection and Sathorn Pier were found in the suspect’s room in this apartment. A stack of Turkish passports were also found in the same room.

The Royal Thai Police and the National Council for Peace and Order have later made an announcement via TV broadcast, stating that the detained suspect is not believed to be the actual bomber, but allegedly involved with the incident.

-- NNT 2015-08-29

On a day when the authorities were doing so well, they have to dampen the occasion by making statements like this:

"He said that the police are now set to conduct search operations at other seven areas to further extend results of the prosecution, but the information regarding the operation cannot be disclosed at the moment."

Why is it necessary to give anyone a heads up prior to a raid? Even though the locations weren't announced, anyone involved now knows.

[anto]

Scapegoat written all over this arrest. Don't believe it.

I do .

[jimky]

Richard Barrow ‏@RichardBarrow 2m2 minutes ago

Passports found at apartment

these are old Turkish passports, and they are out of use since 2010 in Turkey

If the issue date was 2009 would they not be valid until 2019?

There are some that might have a printed expiration date that has not yet passed, but they are no longer valid. 24 November 2014 was the final date to change the passport by. They are useless for entry into any country after that date.

Edit to add: they were also useless for many purposes long before that date too.

Edited August 29, 2015 by jimky

[Anthony5]

I dont see a canvas vest nor ball bearings in those pictures. Maybe its my eyesight...

The ball bearings are in the plastic bag...same as used in BB guns (airsoft as they are called here)

Take a look at the pics posted on this twitter account. https://twitter.com/sutthirak_ntv

Those pictures show a scary amount explosive and deadly substances.

Let's hope they have the main source, because if it is an organisation, they have some awful plans for the future.

Makes the claim form Somyot that it is a personal revenge even more ridiculous.

Edited August 29, 2015 by Anthony5

[bangrak]

RT@W7VOA: Police display one of the passport seized in room of #BangkokBlast suspect (no confirmation if real identity). http://t.co/yJCvVWKvaG

Why does it say date of expiry two times?

Someone with same passport let us know if Date of Expiry is listed twice on yours.

The passport is valid for 10 years. re-read it.

But the phrase "Date of expiry" features twice. The first entry should be "date of issue". That is either a fake passport or a photoshop set up

Plus: the expiry date is always one day earlier, should have been 04, and the accent on both 'G''s in 'AGU' is also different.

I'd like to see the inside pages of the passport, with Thai visa's and stamps, ...providing he entered with this one, then the Immigration blundered big time!

P.S.: any native Turkish speaker around to setit right, please?

Edited August 29, 2015 by bangrak

[pmugghc]

Scapegoat written all over this arrest. Don't believe it.

So where to start? Detonators? Fake passports?

[manxninja]

Just knew it would be a muslim, time to ban the religion all together.

[stickylies]

So many replies to this topic but not a single person saying

"Boy did I sound like a moron claiming that it was the red shirts"

nor

"Gee jolly did I sound like a moron claiming it was the Junta"

Thai Visa members don't like to lose face.

that's because that is the last thing they have after they lost the first wife, the scoopie, the hilux, the first house, that 20k golden necklace, several buffalos, aso ;-)

[pmugghc]

RT@W7VOA: Police display one of the passport seized in room of #BangkokBlast suspect (no confirmation if real identity). http://t.co/yJCvVWKvaG

Why does it say date of expiry two times?

Someone with same passport let us know if Date of Expiry is listed twice on yours.

The passport is valid for 10 years. re-read it.

But the phrase "Date of expiry" features twice. The first entry should be "date of issue". That is either a fake passport or a photoshop set up

Plus: the expiry date is always one day earlier, should have been 04, and

Are you sure for Turkish passports? For EU passports you're just WRONG!

Edited August 29, 2015 by pmugghc

[Lamar]

(Sorry, correction) This was August 19th... At that time, Police pointed the Uighurs' trail...

Right, the police seems to lack of coherence... But there are a lot of people making statements : the Police... and the Army ! And Police is not monolithic... Remember Kho Tao : at first Police pointed to a trail related to high so people... Look about the "Bangkok 2006 bombing" : police pointed at a "Malay separatists" trail, but Police dismissed it... same as later about the Samui bombing... This is not the first time there are divergence between Army and Police...

In this case, maybe some police officers did their job... And now, Somyot tells what Prayuth said since the beginning : "no links with the government policy about Uighrs!"

[Lee4Life]

Just thinking outside the box. I've just blow the hell out of a public place killing and maiming a lot of people. CCTV catches my escape. I've had days to get the heck out of Dodge. Why I'm I still in my room with a bunch of materials that could be used for bomb making. Personally, especially considering the media was saying there was not a good CCTV coverage, I'd be in a different country, and back to whatever sick terror cell I came from. But no! The "Suspect" stays. Like one of the previous posters said. Wait and see.

The fact that the person did what he did already indicates that his thought process is anything but normal. You are correct...wait and see.

[NeverSure]

Arm Chair critics. The majority of these post are blatantly bias, derogatory and racist. You call it Thainese - I call it Thainese bashing. As a westerner I'm pretty appalled and disgusted with what I read on this forum. The majority of you should return to your native countries as you have no consideration, compassion, understanding or respect of your host / adopted country. I do believe the country you call home is not what you remember if it ever was what depict it to be. If it was SO good why are you in Thailand ?

How many of you ARE former Police Detectives or Agents of special services of and for your native country ?? Only those that are can offer expertise opinion. The rest of you watch to much CSI; The Bill; FBI or the Bourne Identity trilogy to base your vast worldly knowledge of outspoken ill informed opinion on. Your posts are if not more than a pathetic indictment of your pathetic and sorry miserable lives but plausible for a poor excuse of entertainment.

I'm glad I don't know any of you as I would much rather call a Thai a friend than any of you.

Soooo... It's not OK to be critical of sweeping the crime scene clean in less than 24 hours? It's not OK to be critical of failure to seal and preserve the crime scene? It's not OK to be critical of refusing international forensic help including perhaps the source and manufacturer of the explosive? (Yes they can if it has taggants in it.) It's not OK to be critical of all of the premature and conflicting "official" statements?

If what we are reading is accurate, the BiB got lucky when someone living near this guy was suspicious and reported him.

I disagree with you.

[jimky]

Others with Turkish passports have already commented is no issue with the expiration being same calendar date as issue. It has multiple forgery errors, but that not one of them.

[stickylies]

This guy is probably uyghur, carrying a fake Turkish passport.

No Turk would carry out an attack like this, all turks in Bangkok are either kebab shop owners or sex tourists the only bomb they have in mind is a shot of viagra.

yeah and all turks have a mustache, smoke, drink ayran with their pide, drive a benz, support for trabzon and sell fake lacoste polos on the market of bodrum, etc...

sigh

Edited August 29, 2015 by stickylies

[MartinBangkok]

No pathetic is those who believe a level of competency exists where they had the ability to catch the bomber. So Einstein,how did they conclude the nationality was Turkish?

And if this was the guy, why on earth would he not have disposed of any evidence given that he would have known this was the only connection?

Maybe he was not finished?