[Bangkok Post] Police arrested a 21-year-old man from Hat Yai district in Pattani province for allegedly plotting bombings with four others in Bangkok in October 2016. Police arrested Muhammad Sakariya Damung on a train at Hat Yai train station on Monday morning. He was heading for Pattani from Bangkok, CSD superintendent Pol Col Sompong Suwannawong said. Mr Muhammad Sakariya is believed to have been involved in bomb plots in Bangkok and nearby provinces on Oct 25-30, 2016. He was the bomb maker. Police also suspected him of involvement in many bombings in the southern border of Narathiwat.
Authorities foiled the conspirators by raiding their rooms in Bang Kapi district of Bangkok and Bang Sao Thong district of Samut Prakan.
Mr Muhammad Sakariya was charged with collaborating to posses illegal explosives and with illegal association.
Deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said the arrest came after police caught Mubariah Kana and three others for their alleged involvement in the plot earlier. Police later sought arrest warrants for 14 more suspects.
At present, there are 17 suspects in this case, 14 of whom are already in custody. The three at large are Usman Jaengor, the leader, Wae-arong Jaeuma and Abdulnase Awae.