A political activist, Prapas Rojanapithak, has been detained in connection with the string of coordinated blasts that rocked Thailand, killing four people, with police indicating that the attacks were an act of "local sabotage".
On alert: A Thai policeman searches a visitor's bag at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok yesterday. Pic/AFP
Bangkok: A political activist, Prapas Rojanapithak, has been detained in connection with the string of coordinated blasts that rocked Thailand, killing four people, with police indicating that the attacks were an act of "local sabotage".
On alert: A Thai policeman searches a visitor's bag at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok yesterday. Pic/AFP
There were unconfirmed reports on Friday that two suspects had been detained for questioning following the spate of low intensity bomb blasts that killed four people and injured 35, including at least 10 foreigners, in five southern provinces — Hua Hin, Phuket, Phangnga, Trang and Surat Thani.
However, the only detention that has been confirmed by police is that of a 67-year-old political activist and former Consti-tution writer in the southern province of Trang.
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