SONGKHLA, Thailand, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Thai police Friday arrested a man suspected of involvement in a car bombing that killed six people and wounded 44 the day before. Police arrested Habeeza Jaeduloh, 30, a native of the southern border town of Sungai Kolok, where a bomb exploded Thursday after being planted in a pickup truck parked in a busy nightlife district. Habeeza had been arrested and charged with theft after stealing a car near the scene of the blast shortly after it occurred, Channel NewsAsia reported.| Needed a get-away car, did he? |
Police became suspicious after noticing he carried a passport showing his departure for Malaysia on Feb. 10, but no re-entry stamp. | It's those little details that'll get you. Bet he didn't get a re-entry stamp because he was driving the car bomb back and didn't go through customs. |
The suspect is being questioned by military authorities, the regional army commander said. Militants involved in violence in Thailand's rebellious southern provinces are suspected of frequently fleeing across the border to escape arrest. Malaysia has promised to cooperate with Thai authorities, but says it has too little information about insurgent activities to take action. |