AFP, Bangkok :
Thailand said Thursday international terror groups were likely not behind a deadly Bangkok shrine bombing, but appealed for Interpol help in hunting a foreign man accused of being the prime suspect.
Monday’s attack on the Erawan shrine in a popular tourist hub of Bangkok killed 20 people, mostly Asian visitors, leaving residents and even the military junta leader fearful of further bombings.
The apparent deliberate targeting of tourists and the scale of the explosion had never been seen in the Thai capital and, with no-one claiming responsibility, experts were perplexed over who to blame.
Thai police conceded Thursday they still did not know if a foreign man suspected of planting the bomb at the shrine was in the country or not, nor who he was affiliated with, as they called in help.
“We will seek help from Interpol today (Thursday),” Major General Apichart Suriboonya, the head of Thailand’s Interpol unit, told AFP.
Thailand’s national police chief, Somyot Poompanmoung, then gave the most detailed profile of the mysterious group behind the attack, saying more than 10 people were involved and they planned it for at least a month.
Thailand said Thursday international terror groups were likely not behind a deadly Bangkok shrine bombing, but appealed for Interpol help in hunting a foreign man accused of being the prime suspect.
Monday’s attack on the Erawan shrine in a popular tourist hub of Bangkok killed 20 people, mostly Asian visitors, leaving residents and even the military junta leader fearful of further bombings.
The apparent deliberate targeting of tourists and the scale of the explosion had never been seen in the Thai capital and, with no-one claiming responsibility, experts were perplexed over who to blame.
Thai police conceded Thursday they still did not know if a foreign man suspected of planting the bomb at the shrine was in the country or not, nor who he was affiliated with, as they called in help.
“We will seek help from Interpol today (Thursday),” Major General Apichart Suriboonya, the head of Thailand’s Interpol unit, told AFP.
Thailand’s national police chief, Somyot Poompanmoung, then gave the most detailed profile of the mysterious group behind the attack, saying more than 10 people were involved and they planned it for at least a month.
