[Bernama] Southern insurgents are believed responsible for the series of bombings in the Bangkok last Friday, Thai authorities said. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said police believed a mastermind was behind the blasts but have yet to establish if they were politically motivated.“The incidents were planned. We are in the process to trace how they (suspects) travelled and where they got the bombs from,” he told the media after his weekly cabinet meeting today. He said police have not ruled out any motive for the blasts which involved “many” people.
Prawit, who oversees security matters, briefed the cabinet on the explosions, which rocked the capital at a time when it was hosting the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Post Ministerial Conferences and Related Meetings.
Last Friday, police found nine bombs, including some unexploded devices, at five locations after several small explosions left hurt four people.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan o-cha said police had arrested seven suspects in connection with the bombings. He did not disclose when and where they were arrested.
So far nine suspects have been arrested. The other two men from Narathiwat were arrested for allegedly planting explosive devices on the sidewalk near the Royal Thai Police headquarters in Rama I Road in Bangkok on Thursday evening.