Thai police on Saturday arrested Turkish national Adem Karadag who they say is the prime suspect in the deadly bomb attack in Bangkok last week that left 20 people dead and 115 wounded.
#THAILAND Police Arrest #Turkish National Adem Karadag Over Deadliest #BangkokBlast Charge pic.twitter.com/87Legp4MO7
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Police raided an apartment used by the man in northern Bangkok on Saturday and discovered possible bomb-making materials, national police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said.
The suspect "looks like the one we are looking for", he said, as quoted by Reuters.
The arrested man fits the description of the main suspect in the 17 August bombing http://t.co/y2bEmJBFI7 pic.twitter.com/BaGcWpuY7N
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"I am confident that he is likely involved with the bomb attack," he said via broadcaster T News.
The bomb that exploded in the center of Thailand's capital Bangkok on August 17 left 20 people killed and 125 injured. The blast occurred near the Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction, and was classified by Thai authorities as a terrorist act aimed at crippling the country's tourism industry.
