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| Southeast Asia |
| Prime suspect identified in Thai triple bombing |
| 2012-07-06 |
| Police have named a primary suspect believed to be behind the three bombs that went off in Narathiwat province on Wednesday evening, which left 12 people wounded, three of them seriously. Police said Ropi Useng was head of the Two suspects were caught on security camera while throwing bombs at a pavilion in the public park where the bombings took place. Two homemade bombs packed in empty tins were tossed into the pavilion to lure the police to the scene. When they arrived a third bomb was detonated. Police also found a mobile phone SIM card at the scene which they used to track the suspects behind the attacks. A combined unit of 30 police officers and military rangers yesterday morning raided a house in Ban Yaba and detained one suspect, identified only as Abdulloh, for questioning. It is not yet known if the man, who recently had returned from Malaysia, was charged in connection with the attacks. Police said that only if it was proven later that he was not involved in the attacks, the suspect would be released. Three of the 12 wounded victims from the bombs remained hospitalised yesterday. |
| Posted by:ryuge |