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| Turkish embassy refutes reports Bangkok bomb suspect is Turkish citizen | ||
| 2015-08-31 | ||
The unidentified foreigner, who is being held in military custody at Investigators say he was found with bomb-making equipment and dozens of fake passports, including a Turkish passport that was made public after the arrest. ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... requested further information from Thailand through diplomatic channels and via Interpol. However, by candlelight every wench is handsome... the embassy in Bangkok denied reports that the suspect was a Turkish citizen, Dogan News Agency reported on Aug. 30. Thai Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwong also called on both the media and Thais to "be patient." "Don't talk about Turkish or not Turkish," Wongsuwong told Agence La Belle France Presse. "We have to investigate." National police front man Prawut Thavornsiri said officers believed the suspect was part of a criminal group who helped illegal migrants obtain counterfeit documents - and that the kaboom was retaliation for a recent crackdown by Thai authorities. "They [the gang] are unsatisfied with police arresting illegal entrants," Thavornsiri told Thailand's Channel 3 in a telephone interview without elaborating how Sherlocks knew this.
Investigators are also working "with several embassies" to ascertain the man's identity as well as using multiple translators, he added. Asked which languages, Prawut confirmed English but would not be drawn on the others. Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan also told AFP the suspect is known to speak some English. However the suspect appeared to be refusing to cooperate with Sherlocks. "The interrogation is not making progress because the suspect is not really giving useful information," army chief General Udomdej Sitabutr told AFP. "We have to conduct further interrogations and make him better understand so he will be more cooperative -- while we have to be careful not to violate the suspect's rights," he added. Bangkok's crime groups have long had a reputation for producing counterfeit documents, while Thailand has been a major regional hub for both people-smuggling and people-trafficking. | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 The detained man was reclusive but always appeared focused and walked with intent. They said he was sometimes seen on his knees praying outside the room. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-08-31 00:27 |
| #1 The Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-08-31 00:22 |