Thai police released a sketch on Wednesday of the main suspect in a
deadly bomb blast in Bangkok that killed at least 20 people, more than
half of them foreigners.
The sketch shows a fair-skinned man with
thick, medium-length black hair, a wispy beard and black glasses. It was
unclear whether the man was Thai or a foreigner.
On Tuesday, a
day after the bombing at a religious shrine in Bangkok's busy
Ratchaprasong commercial district, police released grainy closed-circuit
television (CCTV) footage of a young man wearing a yellow t-shirt.
The man is shown in CCTV footage dumping a backpack and walking away from the scene of the blast minutes before the explosion.
Police
have said the man is a suspect but that others could be behind the
attack. They have not ruled out any group, including elements opposed to
the military government, though they said it did not match the tactics
of Muslim insurgents in the south or 'red shirt' supporters of the
previous administration.
The sketch, say police, could help locate
the yellow-shirted man seen in the CCTV footage. A 1 million baht ($28
000) reward has been offered to anyone who can give police information
leading to his arrest.
Police also said they would take the sketch
to a court and ask that an arrest warrant be issued for a man matching
the description.
"We think the investigation team will ask for the arrest warrant tonight," said police spokesperson Prawut Thawornsiri.
Police
chief Somyot Pumpanmuang told a news conference that it was not clear
how many people were involved in the attack or if they were still in the
country.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Thai police release sketch of Bangkok bomb suspect
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