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Thai police say they have questioned and freed one man who handed himself in after being seen on CCTV at the Bangkok shrine moments before a deadly bomb blast, but the prime suspect remains at large.

The bombing involved at least 10 people and was planned a month in advance, Reuters reported, citing Thai police chief Somyot Poompanmoung. It accuses an “unnamed foreigner” of conspiracy to commit “premeditated murder” and weapons offences.

Police officials told reporters Thursday that authorities believed those behind the blast must have been planned it in advance, maybe a month ahead of time, and likely included a site inspection team, bomb makers, bombers and an escape team.

Authorities have called it the worst attack in Thai history. But, “authorities don’t know whether the man is still in the country”.

The government said Monday evening’s attack at the popular Erawan shrine in the heart of Bangkok was aimed at wrecking the economy, which depends heavily on tourism.

The suspect doesn’t look like an average Thai national and a motorcycle taxi driver who said he took the suspect away from the scene after the explosion stated that he spoke a foreign language and that it didn’t seem to be English.

Burns told a television news channel that he nearly had a panic attack when he saw himself being mistaken by people on social media for the Bangkok bomber.

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Meanwhile, the shrine that was the scene of Monday’s deadly attack reopened to the public on Wednesday.

Security services in Thailand have released images of a suspect they are seeking in connection with Monday night’s bombing at a popular shrine in Bangkok that has left at least 20 dead and over 100 injured.

An explosive device was hurled toward a crowd at a riverside pier in the heart of the Thai capital but apparently missed its target on Tuesday, police said.

National police chief General Somyot Poompanmoung said the attack was carried out by a “network”. Police released several photos of the man, with and without the backpack, as well as a detailed sketch, and asked the public to provide information about him.

At least 21 firefighters are among the dead, state media reported.

The initial bomb exploded at around 7 p.m. (1200GMT) in Rajprasong, a commercial area of central Bangkok near the Erawan Shrine – a revered Hindu statue visited by thousands of tourists every day.

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