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Thai police say Bangkok bombing suspect fled to Turkey

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police say a key suspect in the Aug. 17 bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people has fled to Turkey.

Police had previously said the man, carrying a Chinese passport in the name Abudureheman Abudusataer, may have directed the bombing of the Erawan Shrine. They had discovered that he left Thailand on Aug. 16 for Bangladesh, and speculated that he might have gone to China.

However, national police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said Monday that information gathered by Thai police and Bangladeshi officials showed that the man departed Bangladesh on Aug. 30 and traveled to Istanbul in Turkey as his final destination, via Delhi and Abu Dhabi.

Several of the suspects in the bombing case are believed to be Turkish.

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-- (c) Associated Press 2015-09-14

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No sh!t Sherlock. I posted that 2 weeks ago. And guess what? He's not in Turkey anymore. He has reunited with his masters of ISIL in Syria. Good luck finding him now. If you hadn't pissed off the US and UK, maybe they could kill him in a drone attack.

As they say,,,There is one born every minute.

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As was apparent when the report surfaced a few days ago...when the guy departed on Jet Airways at 10am on 30 Aug, he was not going to China. He was going to Delhi, because that is where that plane goes.

I determined this through secret investigative techniques and arcane resources; otherwise known as airline web sites.

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So where is the photo of him that Thai immigration take when you arrive and depart?

That was published 2 days ago in another thread. Not likely to see the same from Bangladesh....or India. Abu Dhabi however is a different story.....the plot ever widens.

We've had Australian actors, Turkish terrorists, Chinese ethnic groups, Southern Thai connections, Malaysians & a general Arab suggestion. Couldn't make it up....really.

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ERAWAN SHRINE BLAST
Bomb mastermind 'in Turkey'
THE NATION

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BOMB SUSPECTS MOVED The two suspects arrested in connection with the August 17 and 18 blasts in Bangkok are transferred to a cell inside the 11th Military Circle amid tight security yesterday.

Top suspect changed travel itinerary on his way to Istanbul, Prawut says; uncertainty over trio arrested in Malaysia

BANGKOK: -- POLICE will seek cooperation from their Turkish counterparts over reports the alleged mastermind, who fled to Bangladesh a day before the bomb blast in Bangkok on August 17, had sneaked into Turkey.

Police spokesman Pol Lt-General Prawut Thavornsiri said intelligence reports indicated that Abu Dustar Abdulrahman, or "Izan", a Chinese national, had covered up his escape route by changing his itinerary to Istanbul.

An earlier report mentioned that Abudustar had left Bangkok on August 16 for Dhaka where he stayed for about two weeks. A senior Bangladeshi police officer had said that Abudustar boarded a Jet Airways flight to China on August 30.

However, Prawut said yesterday that the suspect had actually left Dhaka for New Delhi before heading for Abu Dhabi and then to Turkey.

The spokesman said the suspect landed in Istanbul on August 31. "He changed the route to cover up his movements. So we will contact the Turkish Embassy in Bangkok about the reports."

Abudustar is accused of being behind the deadly bomb at the Erawan Shrine that killed 20, plus the bomb at Sathorn Pier, which injured nobody.

Meanwhile, police are waiting for Malaysia to confirm officially whether its arrest of three suspects has any link to the two bomb blasts.

"To date, we only know that these suspects are part of a human smuggling gang and that the bombers might have sneaked into Thailand with the help of the gang," Prawut said.

He said Thai authorities would have to wait until investigations by the Malaysian police concluded.

Prawut was responding to reports by Malaysia's The Star that said two Malaysians and a Pakistani had been detained by Malaysian police to assist investigations into the blasts. It quoted Police Inspector General Khalid Abu Bakar as saying that the suspects were detained a few days ago.

"We are helping Thai police with the probe. We feel these three can assist us in the investigation," he told a press conference after attending the International Meeting on Global Piracy, Armed Robbery and Maritime Security yesterday.

"We feel there is no need at present to hand them over to Thai authorities," he said. "We are working with our Thai counterparts. Let us investigate the matter first," he said.

But in Bangkok, national police chief Pol General Somyot Poompanmuang yesterday dismissed reports that his deputy Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda had gone to Malaysia to pick up suspects.

To date, Thai authorities have detained two suspects in connection to the blasts and issued arrest warrants for 12 others.

Corrections Department officials and soldiers yesterday transferred the two bomb suspects, Mieraili Yusufu and Adem Karadag, from the Min Buri Court to the 11th Military Circle's Infantry Battalion. The transfer took place amid tight security.

Chuchart Kanphai, a lawyer for Karadag, yesterday disclosed that he had insisted that he entered Thailand on August 24 and was brought to an apartment in Bangkok's Nong Chok area by an agent known as Adbullah Abdulrahman.

A few days later, Karadag was arrested at the apartment where officials had also found bomb-making materials.

"He has said he is a Turkish. He has confessed to illegal entry and claimed he simply wished to head further for a job as a driver in Malaysia," Chuchart said. "He has said he is not involved in the bomb plot."

He added that Karadag talked about preparing US$4,000 (Bt144,000) for a chance to get the job in Malaysia and $1,200 of that was spent on a fake passport.

Some reports suggest that Abdulrahman is Izan.

Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said yesterday the Army was interrogating three women arrested over the weekend to determine if they were linked to the bomb attacks.

Somyot said police believe the bombs resulted from the recent crackdown on human-traffickers.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Bomb-mastermind-in-Turkey-30268817.html

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-- The Nation 2015-09-15

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Thai, Turkish officials dispute Bangkok bomber whereabouts
PAPITCHAYA BOONNGOK, Associated Press
RAPHAEL SATTER, Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — A key suspect in last month's bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people has fled to Turkey, Thai police said Monday, in another indication that the attack could be the work of members of China's ethnic Uighur minority who have sympathizers in Turkey.

But a senior Turkish government official denied that the man had escaped to the country.

"There is no record of the suspect having entered Turkey," the official said in an email on condition of anonymity in line with office policy. "Nor have the Thai authorities informed us that a terrorism suspect was traveling to Turkey."

Thai police had previously said the man, carrying a Chinese passport in the name Abudureheman Abudusataer, may have directed the Aug. 17 bombing of the Erawan Shrine. Investigations revealed that he left Thailand on Aug. 16 for Bangladesh, and police speculated that he might have gone to China.

However, national police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said that information gathered by Thai police and Bangladeshi officials showed that the man departed Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, on Aug. 30 and traveled to Istanbul in Turkey as his final destination, via New Delhi and Abu Dhabi.

"He departed Dhaka on Aug. 30 for Delhi by Jet Airways," Prawut said. "From Delhi, he continued his travel to Abu Dhabi, and from Abu Dhabi he traveled on Aug. 31 to Istanbul. This is his final destination. It's clear."

This bolstered the theory that those behind the blast are Uighurs (pronounced WEE-gurs) from the Chinese region of Xinjiang who have close ties to Turkey. Several of the 12 bombing suspects for whom arrest warrants have been issued are believed to be Turkish.

After weeks of demurring, Thailand has suggested that those behind the blast may have been from a gang involved in smuggling Uighurs. But others speculate they may be separatists or Islamist extremists angry that Thailand repatriated more than 100 Uighurs to China in July.

Uighurs complain of oppression by the Chinese government, and some advocate turning Xinjiang into a separate Uighur state.

Thai efforts to identify the members of the network believed responsible for the bombing continued Sunday, when police in Bangkok raided an apartment that they suspected was linked to a bombing suspect. Police said no bomb-making materials were found in the apartment, which is in a building that serves as a hostel for women. Thai media reported that the two women tenants and a guest were taken away for questioning.

Two other key suspects are also in custody, charged with possession of illegal explosives. One of them was captured from an apartment on the outskirts of Bangkok where police also discovered bomb-making material. The other was caught near the border between Thailand and Cambodia, and police said his fingerprints were found on a container with explosive material confiscated from the apartment.

Also Monday, Malaysia's police chief announced that a Pakistani and two Malaysians have been detained in connection with the Bangkok bombing.

Inspector General Khalid Abu Bakar told reporters that the three were detained a few days ago following a tip-off by Thai authorities. He said one of the Malaysians is a woman.

Among those who died in the blast were five Malaysians from one family. Many of the victims were foreigners as the shrine is a popular destination for tourists and Thais alike.

Khalid did not give details or say where in Malaysia the three were detained, when they will be formally charged, or what the charges would be. He said Malaysian police will investigate and work with Thai authorities on the detainees.

Thai police say the man who may have actually planted the bomb may have fled across Thailand's southern border to Malaysia, but Khalid refused to speculate on that.

Prawut, the Thai police spokesman, said his department had told the Malaysians that some suspects might have escaped to Malaysia.

Malaysian police then investigated and arrested suspects who are allegedly involved in illegal human smuggling and they might have some information, Prawut said.

"However, we haven't had any confirmation. ... As a preliminary step, they have arrested suspects who are allegedly involved in illegal human smuggling. Whether they are involved in our bombing incident or not we will have to wait and see," he said.

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-- (c) Associated Press 2015-09-15

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