Thai police hunt two bombing suspects after weekend raids

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Police probing Thailand's deadliest bombing issued arrest warrants on Monday for two suspects after a second weekend raid on a suburban apartment block uncovered possible bomb-making materials.

Police were looking for a 26-year-old Thai woman and a foreign man in his 40s after expanding their search to a property in the city's Min Buri district. They found fertiliser, digital watches and an explosives detonator.

That came after a raid on an a decaying apartment building in the nearby Nong Chok district on Saturday, when police arrested a foreigner and seized several kinds of explosives and more than 200 passports.
Police have been looking into a possible Turkish connection in their probe and last week said they were checking arrivals from that country.


Fake Turkish passports were seized and police requested a Turkish translator to assist in questioning the suspect arrested on Saturday.
28-year-old man they arrested on Saturday in the busy Nong Chok, area, where many Thai Muslims and foreigners live.

He is charged with possessing illegal explosives. His identity and nationality are unknown.

An arrested suspect of the recent Bangkok blast is shown in this Thai Royal Police handout 

Army chief General Udomdej Sitabutr said the man was definitely involved in the shrine bombing and authorities were trying to extract information from him, but withholding some to avoid jeopardising the probe.



























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