Police to announce arrest of 'Bangkok bomber'

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Erawan Shrine bomb suspect arrested
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Nation TV reported that the Erawan Shrine bomb suspect has been arrested in Sa Kaew and has been brought to Bangkok.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Erawan-Shrine-bomb-suspect-arrested-30267898.html


-- The Nation 2015-09-01

[webfact]

BREAKING: Police to Announce Arrest of 'Bangkok Bomber'

By Khaosod English


CCTV photos of alleged Bangkok bomber at the Erawan Shrine.

BANGKOK — Police will soon announce the arrest of the “yellow shirted man,” the prime suspect in the deadly bombing of the Erawan Shrine earlier this month, according to a reporter from the Bangkok Post.

In a message posted to Twitter, Wassana Nanuam said the arrest happened in Sa Kaeo province near the border with Cambodia, citing Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha as her source.

According to Wassana, Gen. Prayuth said the suspect is a foreigner.

Meanwhile TNN news reports that a televised adress will be given by police spokesman Prawuth Tharownsiri at 3:30pm.

Full story http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1441094842


-- Khaosod English 2015-09-01

[Muzarella]

GOOD WORK GUYS!

[Jingthing]

Wow!

Hope they really got him and that he sings like a canary so this mystery can finally be solved.

[15Peter20]

If it's really him, then well done RTP. Let's wait and see though. The images above are grainy and it looks like a disguise. I wonder if they'll conveniently find the same clothes and arm-pad things he's wearing in the photos.

[jamesbrock]

It would appear Sa Kaeo immigration is a major gateway for illegal movements - the suspect arrested the other day alleged that he came in that way, resulting in six Immigration officers from Sa Kaeo have been transferred to inactive posts, now the alleged bomber was trying to get out that way...

I must say though, he looks taller and thinner than the yellow shirt guy...

Edited September 1, 2015 by jamesbrock

[coulson]

Great news.....let's see who get's the reward this time..........

[webfact]

Thai prime minister says main suspect in bombing arrested

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's prime minister says authorities have arrested a man they believe is the main suspect in a bombing at a shrine in central Bangkok two weeks ago that killed 20 people.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday the man is a foreigner and was arrested in eastern Thailand near the Cambodian border. He described him as the main person in the bombing but did not directly say he is the person suspected of actually planting the bomb.


-- (c) Associated Press 2015-09-01

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BANGKOK BLAST
Erawan Shrine bomb suspect arrested: PM
The Nation

BANGKOK -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the Erawan Shrine bomb suspect has been arrested.

Speaking to reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting, Prahyut said the suspect was arrested at Ban Parai in Sa Kaew.

The suspect is not a Thai and police are checking the suspect's nationality.

The prime minister said the Turkish embassy has been informed of the arrest.

Nation TV reported that the suspect looked resemble to the man wearing yellow-shirt as seen on CCTVs planting a bomb inside the shrine compound on August 7. The explosion killed 20 people, mostly Ethnic Chinese foreign tourists.

The suspect has been brought to Bangkok.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Erawan-Shrine-bomb-suspect-arrested-PM-30267900.html


-- The Nation 2015-09-01

[robblok]

Who is the other guy then that they paraded around all the time. I am confused now.

[jamesbrock]

Except the guy they're currently parading around doesn't resemble the yellow shirt guy...

Edit: Unless, of course, this isn't the guy they're accusing of being the yellow shirt guy, and some other cell member.

Edited September 1, 2015 by jamesbrock

[Thian]

I thought they got him many days allready?

How do we know that this is the real bomber?

[tropo]

Who is the other guy then that they paraded around all the time. I am confused now.

Yes, I thought they arrested the guy on Saturday. Perhaps this is an official announcement that the suspect is now confirmed to be the bomber.

[bartender100]

Who is the other guy then that they paraded around all the time. I am confused now.

Do keep up, he was arrested at a house containing bomb making equipment but was never touted as the one that placed the bomb

[Assurancetourix]

all this leaves me very skeptical

[tropo]

Except the guy they're currently parading around doesn't resemble the yellow shirt guy...

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Edit: Unless, of course, this isn't the guy they're accusing of being the yellow shirt guy, and some other cell member.

Have a look at the video image again. Anyone could resemble that guy.

[striderman]

pity he has a long sleeve shirt on or we could see if he had anything on his forearms

[jamesbrock]

Except the guy they're currently parading around doesn't resemble the yellow shirt guy...

CNzgTG6UwAAUnEF.jpg

Edit: Unless, of course, this isn't the guy they're accusing of being the yellow shirt guy, and some other cell member.

Have a look at the video image again. Anyone could resemble that guy.

I've looked at it innumerable times, this guy looks—to me—the same height and size as the blue shirt (former) suspect, taller and thinner than the yellow shirt guy. I could be wrong - I hope I am.

[RJF]

Who is the other guy then that they paraded around all the time. I am confused now.

I am not one to defend the Thai police on consistency matters, but in this case they have always maintained the guy arrested on saturday was 'just' linked to the bombing and that he was not the yellow shirted bomber himself.

[15Peter20]

Now they just need the tuk-tuk driver to positively ID him and case closed....

[Thailand]

Awesome news.

[DavisH]

and this guy is travelling with a Chinese passport....very interesting, but it's probably fake.

[webfact]

Bangkok bomb: Second foreign suspect arrested

BANGKOK: -- A second foreign suspect has been arrested in connection with the deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine in August, the Thai prime minister has revealed.

The male suspect was arrested in Sa Kaeo province, east of Bangkok on the border with Cambodia, Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters.
"He is a main suspect and a foreigner," he was quoted as saying.

A foreign man was arrested in Bangkok last week over the blast at Erawan Shrine which killed 20 people.

Full story http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34114100


-- BBC 2015-09-01

[Charlie Croker]

Time for enhanced interrogation to proceed. I for one won't be worried about human rights.

I'd like the powers that be to consider a scenario involving a heavy rubber mallet a warm scrotum and a cold steel table.

Its time for answers.

Edited September 1, 2015 by Charlie Croker

[jamesbrock]

Who is the other guy then that they paraded around all the time. I am confused now.

I am not one to defend the Thai police on consistency matters, but in this case they have always maintained the guy arrested on saturday was 'just' linked to the bombing and that he was not the yellow shirted bomber himself.

No, not always. For a few hours they were saying he was the bomber; even Reuters reported then as saying he "matched the description of a man who left a bag at the site of a Bangkok blast that killed 20 people nearly two weeks ago."

This new guy was carrying a Chinese passport - lends weight to the Uighur theory...

[btunes]

Now they just need the tuk-tuk driver to positively ID him and case closed....

Not so simple.

[ddavidovsky]

Ban Pa Rai seems like a very obscure border crossing. Anyone been there?

[Artisi]

Now they just need the tuk-tuk driver to positively ID him and case closed....

Ve 'ave way make sure tuk-tuk member 'im.

Edited September 1, 2015 by Artisi

[ukrules]

We should assume that there was a team of people involved here and this guy and the other one previously arrested are members of that team.

I expect they will make further arrests.

Something that's worth considering is that the guy who actually placed the bomb in the shrine is almost certainly not the one in charge. It will be interesting to find out where these guys come from and why they did this.

I notice the Turkish embassy has been informed yet nobody knows the nationality of them

[kwak250]

Just need a pancake guy and its a wrap