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Police in Bangkok say that they have arrested a suspect connected to a bomb which killed 20 people on 17 August.

The blast happened inside the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok's Pathum Wan District and injured 125 people.

Thai police say that the arrest took place today after they raided an apartment which they believe was being used by the suspect in northern Bangkok. They say that they discovered suspected bomb-making materials inside the property.

Police had previously said they were looking for a man who appeared on CCTV footage of the incident as part of their investigation.

Footage appeared to show a man in shorts and a yellow T-shirt removing a backpack and placing it underneath a bench inside the shrine, before leaving the area. The bomb reportedly then exploded in the place where the backpack had been left.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bangkok-bombing-suspect-arrested-10477957.html
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