Thai-ASEAN News Network - Hunt On for More Blast Suspects Hunt On for More Blast Suspects
UPDATE : 16 February 2012 The police are seeking the extradition of an Iranian bomb suspect after he was arrested in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday.
Deputy police chief Police General Parnsiri Prapawat said his agency is in the process of coordinating with Malaysian authorities to extradite Masoud Sedaghat Zadeh, the third out of four Iranian suspects in the bombing in Sukhumwit Soi 71 on Tuesday.
Regarding the hunt for the female Iranian suspect Rohani Leila, Parnsiri conceded she has already fled overseas.
Parnsiri stated the search for evidence will be carried out at the suspects' rented house in Soi Pridi Banomyong 31 where the first blast went off, at the mouth of Soi Pridi Banomyong 31 in which a bomb was thrown at a taxi and the area outside Kasem Pittaya School near Soi Pridi Banomyong 35 where first Iranian suspect Saeib Morabi blew off his own legs.
He remarked the existing evidence suggest all four suspects worked together on making the explosive devices used in the incident. He said investigation into the origin of bomb materials and foreign currencies found in the rented home is ongoing. He insisted investigators will also find out if there are other parties working with the suspects.
Parnsiri today held a meeting with the investigation team made up of officers from the Metropolitan Police Bureau, the Special Branch Police, the Immigration Police, the Scientific Crime Detection Division and the bomb disposal unit to assess the progress of the case, 48 hours after the incident.
Meanwhile, National Police chief Police General Priewpan Damapong this morning took part in the interrogation of the second Iranian suspect Mohammad Hazai, who was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday evening while waiting to board a flight to Malaysia.