Malaysian police arrests three suspects over deadly Bangkok blast
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| Experts investigate the Erawan shrine in central Bangkok, Thailand, |
Malaysian police have arrested three suspects in connection with last month's deadly bomb blast in central Bangkok which killed 20 people.
Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said two Malaysians and a Pakistani national were arrested and were assisting with the investigation.
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| The Royal Thai Police have issued an arrest warrant for a Chinese man, identified as Abudusataer Abudureheman. |
No group has claimed responsibility for the August 17 attack at a Hindu shrine in the Thai capital which killed 20 people, including 14 foreign tourists.
The arrests in Malaysia were made after a tip-off by Thai authorities, Mr Khalid said.
Thai police have been heavily criticised over the investigation and statements from top officials about possible perpetrators and motives.
Information extracted from suspects have been contradictory, speculative and often cryptic.
Mr Khalid said the Pakistani suspect is male, while one of the local suspects is female and the other is male.
He said there were no plans to move the suspects to Thailand yet.
On Saturday, Thai police said an arrest warrant had been issued for a Chinese suspect, identified as Abudusataer Abudureheman. His whereabouts could not be confirmed.
Police believe the man who organised the plot and fled the eve of the blast had spent two weeks in Bangladesh before flying out of Dhaka on August 30.
"He recorded on his departure card that he would transit in Delhi to go to China," Thai police spokesman Prawut Thawornsiri said.
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