Thai police on Wednesday released the name of another person
they accuse of being involved in last month's Bangkok shrine bombing that
killed 20 people and injured dozens of others.
An arrest
warrant has been issued for Emrah Davutoglu, the husband of a previously named
suspect, on suspicion of organizing and providing accommodation to other
suspects, Thailand national police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said.
Davutoglu and
his wife, Wanna Suansan, 26, of
Thailand are believed to have
left the country at the same time, Prawut said, without elaborating on the
timetable or their whereabouts.
Thai police
previously said Wanna's husband is Turkish. But Prawut did not comment
Wednesday on Davutoglu's citizenship.
Davutoglu and Wanna
are among eight people for whom Thai police have issued arrest warrants in
connection with the August 17 bombing at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine, Prawut said.
Two suspects
have been arrested. But police said they still have yet to identify the man
they say is the chief suspect in the bombing -- seen on surveillance video
wearing a yellow T-shirt and dark-framed glasses.
In one
closed-circuit television image released by police, the man carries a
dark-colored backpack near the shrine. Police said he hid a backpack with a
pipe bomb underneath a bench.
Police: Wife connected to suspicious
apartment
As for Davutoglu's wife, Wanna, Thai
police said this week that they were looking for her after authorities found
bomb-making materials Sunday in a Bangkok-area apartment allegedly connected to
her.
Her mother told
police that she left Thailand two months ago "to stay with her husband in
Turkey," police Col. Saharat Saksilapachai said Monday.
Wanna has
contacted Thai police through social media and denied any involvement, police
said. She admitted renting an apartment room in Bangkok, though she said she
gave it up almost a year ago, according to police.
She said she's
in Turkey with her baby and husband, who is Turkish, according to Saharat.
Authorities said
Wednesday that Wanna is considering whether she is willing to return to
Thailand to face accusations.
When Thai police
announced Monday they were seeking Wanna, they released a sketch of an
unidentified man, with dark hair and a mustache, whom they are also looking for
in the case. Police said Monday that the man was not Wanna's husband but did
not reveal much else about him.
Two arrests
Police have yet to identify the two
arrested suspects. They are:
• A man who was
arrested after police allegedly found bomb-making material, including fuses,
Saturday at a home in a Bangkok suburb. This home is different than the
apartment that police say is connected to Wanna.
• A man who was arrested in Thailand near the
Thai-Cambodian border as he tried
to cross illegally, Prawut said Tuesday. Police have not detailed how they
believe this person is connected to last month's bombing.
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