Photos of Bangkok Bombing Suspect Released

Thai authorities have said they had the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of a suspect who is thought to be behind a bomb attack in the capital, Bangkok, that killed 22 people, including nine foreigners.National Police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang said on Tuesday that the suspect, who was wearing a yellow shirt, was seen in a first CCTV image with a backpack at a popular Hindu shrine where bombing happened.

Authorities said he was without the bag in a later one, adding that he could be Thai or a foreigner, adding that a manhunt was under way.
“That man was carrying a backpack and walked past the scene at the time of the incident. But we need to look at the before and after CCTV footage to see if there is a link,” Somyot told a news conference.
Police earlier said they had not ruled out any group, including elements opposed to the military government, for the bombing at the Erawan shrine on Monday evening, although officials said the attack did not match the tactics of Muslim fighters in the south.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay, reporting from near the scene on Tuesday, said the Thai army chief, General Udomdej Sitabutr, said the bombing “did not match the tactics” of Muslim rebels in the country’s south.
The rebels, who Thai forces have been fighting for years, have rarely launched attacks outside their ethnic Malay heartland.