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Six more arrests in Bangkok bomb plot
[Khaosod] Thai officials disclosed Wednesday the arrests of six more people accused of plotting bomb attacks in Bangkok but had yet to say they were linked to southern separatists. Police spokesman Chayapol Chatchaidej said, "Primarily we did not find their history with the movement yet. But we are still investigating."

In their announcement, police did not say when the men were arrested, but indicated they had been held under special policing powers before being charged on Tuesday. Authorities said they had confessed to planning a series of bomb attacks in Bangkok.

Few details of the plot were made public other than warnings put out in October listing several possible targets in the capital. On December 1, police arrested three people from the southern border province of Narathiwat they accused of being involved in the plot. They were said to have links to the southern insurgency.

They were also said to be connected to 14 other people, including the six new arrests: Niheng Yeeing, Usman Jor-ngor, Meeseh Jehha, Patomporn Mihi-ae, Umrum Mayee, and Wirat Hami. They now stand charged with possessing explosives and being part of a criminal conspiracy.

Five of the suspects were arrested in the southern border provinces, while one was taken into custody in Bangkok. Police said they were tracking down eight other suspects.
Posted by: ryuge 2016-12-16
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