Tag: Erawan shrine

Thailand issues arrest warrant for suspect in second blast

  (Reuters) — An arrest warrant has been issued for an unnamed suspect in a bomb blast at a Bangkok pier that took place a day after Thailand’s worst ever-bombing killed 20 people at a popular shrine, Thai police said on Friday (August 28). Police spokesman Prawut Thawornsiri said a court issued the warrant based on grainy video footage of a man in a blue shirt kicking a bag into the water near the pier […]

Bangkok bomber suspect may still be in the country – police chief

  (Reuters) — Thailand’s police chief Somyot Poompanmuang said on Monday (August 24) Bangkok bomber suspect might still be in the country, a week after a blast killed 20 people including foreigners. The blast last Monday at one of the capital’s most famous shrines, packed with Asian visitors, will inevitably dent the tourist industry, one of the economy’s few bright spots. Economic woes could undermine the military government as it steers the country towards an […]

Thai gov’t says security has been restored in Bangkok blast site

  THE Thai government has said security has been restored near Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok after the deadly bombing Monday night. It is 24 hours since what the Thai Prime Minister described as the worst attack on Thai soil. Street cleaners have scrubbed to clean the blood-stained streets following the explosion that killed 20 people and left 125 seriously injured. Thai security services have released video footage of a suspect wanted in connection with […]

At least 20 killed in Bangkok blast; one Filipino among casualties

(Reuters) — Thai police began cleaning up the scene of Monday’s bombing and looking for clues at the shrine where more than 20 people died in an unprecedented attack in the Thai capital Bangkok. A bomb planted at one of the Thai capital’s most renowned shrines on Monday killed 19, including three foreign tourists, and wounded scores in an attack the government called a bid to destroy the economy. There was no immediate claim of […]