Bangkok bombing: Was yellow shirt suspect in disguise?

However, authorities have sought Interpol help in tracking down the foreign man suspected of planting explosives.

But, “authorities don’t know whether the man is still in the country”.

“The bombing suspect could probably be killed if he does not surrender”.

“The security agencies have collaborated with intelligence agencies from a lot of countries and have come to the same preliminary conclusion that the incident is unlikely to be linked to worldwide terrorism”, Thai junta spokesman Col. Winthai Suvaree told reporters.

It is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma, but is extremely popular among Thailand’s Buddhists as well as Chinese tourists.

The Thai police has since released a cartographic sketch of the actual suspect, and issued an arrest warrant for the “unidentified foreign man” spotted by the CCTV camera installed at the shrine.

Thailand also announced a TB1 million (RM115,000) reward offer for information leading to the arrest of the suspect, which the police sketch showed as a young man with black-rimmed glasses, a full head of dark hair and a light complexion.

Police chief Somyot Poompanmoung made the comment as he headed into a meeting of national police commanders.

Are there links between China’s minority Uighur population and the Bangkok bomb that killed 22 people on August 17? Won Ji-hyun, Arirang News.

Sullivan says the prime minister called the attack “the worst ever in Thailand and has vowed to find those responsible”.

The Erawan shrine reopened to the public on Wednesday, attracting local residents and some visitors who wanted to pray and pay respects to the victims.

“I’m depressed for those innocent people who had to pay for something they’re not involved with and now have no chance to live their lives”, he said.

“I am confident there are Thais involved, but I am not saying it is just Thais or that there are foreigners”.

Chinese Embassy in Bangkok said on Wednesday that six Chinese nationals, including four from the mainland and two from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, have killed in the blast.

Police revealed late Tuesday that they had narrowed their search to a suspect seen on closed-circuit footage before the blast.

Lt Gen Thavornsiri said the security video appears to show two possible accomplices standing in front of the man who are also considered suspects.

Authorities are hunting for the man seen on a surveillance video putting a backpack under a bench in the shrine and then walking away shortly before the blast went off.