Brian Murphy
WP
Police in Thailand broadened their hunt Wednesday for the perpetrator of a deadly bomb attack in central Bangkok, issuing a police sketch of the man sought in a huge manhunt and suggesting he was part of a wider network.
The police drawing offered the clearest image of the man, who was identified as the prime suspect through grainy close-ups taken from surveillance camera video shortly before Monday’s attack. The bombing at the Erawan Shrine in the heart of Bangkok’s tourist and shopping district left 20 people dead and more than 120 injured.
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“He didn’t do it alone, for sure. It’s a network,” Somyot said.
Officials offered few details. Prawut, the police spokesman, said the security footage appeared to show two possible accomplices.
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No group has claimed responsibility, but Thailand has multiple flash points including deep political rivalries and a Muslim insurgency that has waged sporadic attacks in the past in Thailand’s southern regions.
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