Bangkok Shrine Blast: Two Indians Arrested

Thai police have detained two Indian nationals often seen talking to
another suspect believed to be involved in last month’s deadly Bangkok
shrine bombing that killed 20 people. The two men were detained when a
team of police and soldiers raided the Maimuna Garden Home Apartment
building in Min Buri district for the second time on Sunday evening, the
Bangkok Post reported.

The same apartments were raided on
September 2, when security forces found bomb-making materials in Room
No.9106 rented by Wanna Suansan, a Thai-Muslim woman wanted on suspicion
of involvement in the August 17 Erawan Shrine bombing and the explosion
at Sathon pier the following day.

An official said authorities
searched the apartment building again, acting on information that some
people believed involved in the bombings might still be there. Two
people whose identities were not disclosed were apprehended from one
room. Each was carrying an Indian passport. They were taken away by
military officials for questioning.

The raid came after
investigators examined more surveillance camera footage from the
apartment building. They discovered the two Indians had frequently
talked to Yusufu Mieraili, the 25-year-old man detained in Sa Kaeo
province on September 1 while attempting to enter Cambodia.

The
two were being questioned to find out what they talked about with the
suspect and if they were involved in the bombings, the official added.