Photos of Bangkok bombing suspect released by Thailand officials

Thailand's security officials has recently identified a suspect in the bomb blast that killed at least 27 people and injured more than a 100 yesterday. The man above has been identified via CCTV footage as the person who carried out the attack. He is believed to be from an 'anti-government' group based in Thailand's northeast which is the heartland of the Kingdom's Red Shirt movement that opposes the military junta. The Red Shirts are a grassroots network of rural and urban poor that are loyal to former Thailand prime minister, Yingluck and her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra.