Bangkok bombing: Thai junta says it may have suspects

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated August 18 2015 - 7:14pm, first published 7:06pm
Police investigate the scene at the Erawan Shrine after an explosion in Bangkok,Thailand, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. A large explosion rocked a central Bangkok intersection during the evening rush hour, killing a number of people and injuring others, police said(AP Photo/Mark Baker) Photo: Mark Baker
Police investigate the scene at the Erawan Shrine after an explosion in Bangkok,Thailand, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. A large explosion rocked a central Bangkok intersection during the evening rush hour, killing a number of people and injuring others, police said(AP Photo/Mark Baker) Photo: Mark Baker
Wreckage of motorcycles are seen as security forces and emergency workers gather at the scene of a blast in central Bangkok August 17, 2015. A bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Monday just outside a Hindu shrine in the centre of the Thai capital, killing at least 12 people, police and a rescue worker said. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Photo: ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA
Wreckage of motorcycles are seen as security forces and emergency workers gather at the scene of a blast in central Bangkok August 17, 2015. A bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Monday just outside a Hindu shrine in the centre of the Thai capital, killing at least 12 people, police and a rescue worker said. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Photo: ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURY Rescue workers carry the body of a victim from the Erawan shrine, the site of a deadly blast in central Bangkok August 17, 2015. The bomb planted at one of the Thai capital's most renowned shrines on Monday killed 16 people, including three foreign tourists, and wounded scores in an attack the government called a bid to destroy the economy.  REUTERS/Kerek WongsaTEMPLATE OUT Photo: KEREK WONGSA
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURY Rescue workers carry the body of a victim from the Erawan shrine, the site of a deadly blast in central Bangkok August 17, 2015. The bomb planted at one of the Thai capital's most renowned shrines on Monday killed 16 people, including three foreign tourists, and wounded scores in an attack the government called a bid to destroy the economy. REUTERS/Kerek WongsaTEMPLATE OUT Photo: KEREK WONGSA
Thai police released these pictures of a man they want to question in relation to the Bangkok bombing. Photo: Thai police/Khaosod English
Thai police released these pictures of a man they want to question in relation to the Bangkok bombing. Photo: Thai police/Khaosod English

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