Photos of Bangkok bombing suspect released
AUGUST 18, 2015 : ALJAZEERA
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Thai authorities have said they had the closed-circuit television
(CCTV) footage of a suspect who is thought to be behind a bomb
attack in the capital, Bangkok, that killed 22 people, including
nine foreigners.
National Police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang said on Tuesday
that the suspect, who was wearing a yellow shirt, was seen in a
first CCTV image with a backpack at a popular Hindu shrine
where bombing happened.
Authorities said he was without the bag in a later one, adding
that he could be Thai or a foreigner, adding that a manhunt was
under way.
“That man was carrying a backpack and walked past the scene
at the time of the incident. But we need to look at the before and
after CCTV footage to see if there is a link,” Somyot told a news
conference.
Police earlier said they had not ruled out any group, including
elements opposed to the military government, for the bombing at
the Erawan shrine on Monday evening, although officials said
the attack did not match the tactics of Muslim fighters in the
south.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay, reporting from near the scene on
Tuesday, said the Thai army chief, General Udomdej Sitabutr,
said the bombing “did not match the tactics” of Muslim rebels in
the country’s south.
The rebels, who Thai forces have been fighting for years, have
rarely launched attacks outside their ethnic Malay heartland.
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Thai authorities have said they had the closed-circuit television
(CCTV) footage of a suspect who is thought to be behind a bomb
attack in the capital, Bangkok, that killed 22 people, including
nine foreigners.
National Police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang said on Tuesday
that the suspect, who was wearing a yellow shirt, was seen in a
first CCTV image with a backpack at a popular Hindu shrine
where bombing happened.
Authorities said he was without the bag in a later one, adding
that he could be Thai or a foreigner, adding that a manhunt was
under way.
“That man was carrying a backpack and walked past the scene
at the time of the incident. But we need to look at the before and
after CCTV footage to see if there is a link,” Somyot told a news
conference.
Police earlier said they had not ruled out any group, including
elements opposed to the military government, for the bombing at
the Erawan shrine on Monday evening, although officials said
the attack did not match the tactics of Muslim fighters in the
south.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay, reporting from near the scene on
Tuesday, said the Thai army chief, General Udomdej Sitabutr,
said the bombing “did not match the tactics” of Muslim rebels in
the country’s south.
The rebels, who Thai forces have been fighting for years, have
rarely launched attacks outside their ethnic Malay heartland.
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