A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the August
17 bombing at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine that killed 20 people and injured dozens
of others, police said Tuesday.
The unidentified
man was arrested in Thailand near the Thai-Cambodian border as he tried to
cross illegally, according to national police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut
Thavornsiri. The suspect is a foreigner and speaks English, he said.
When asked about
surveillance video of the bombing that identified the chief suspect as wearing
a yellow T-shirt and dark-framed glasses, Prawut said the arrested man's
identity still had to be verified.
The man is
connected to the bombing and is "very important," he added. The
suspect is also linked to an explosion heard near a Bangkok pier the next day,
Prawut said.
The blast ripped
through crowds gathered near the shrine, killing 20 people and reportedly
injuring about 120.
In one
closed-circuit television image released by police, a man carries a
dark-colored backpack near the shrine. Police said he hid a backpack with a
pipe bomb underneath a bench.
The shrine, at a
bustling intersection near a large shopping mall, is a big draw for tourists.
At least seven people from other Asian countries were reported to be among the
dead as well as one Briton. The site is popular among Buddhists as well as
Hindu and Sikh members of Thailand's Indian community.
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