[Asia One] Thai police are said to be seeking Malaysian help to identify the source of a mobile phone used in one of the bombings that struck the southern provinces last week. A portion of a cell phone used to trigger an explosion in Phuket on Friday contained a Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission serial number, according to reports.Thai police, who have not yet confirmed the report, have gathered security camera footage and DNA samples from the blast sites, and say they expect to make progress in investigations soon.
Major tourist hot spots as well as central areas in Phuket, Phangnga, Surat Thani, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Trang provinces were hit by a series of explosions on Thursday and Friday. There were arson attacks in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Krabi. Four people were killed and more than 30 others were wounded. The toll would have been higher if not for the discovery of two home-made bombs in Phuket on Wednesday which were defused.
General Pongsapat said that the bomb and arson materials in all the sites were similar. He said, "We believe they were done by members of the same group."