Short news about the bomb explosions
The police have two other Iranian suspects in their sights. One man has been identified from CCTV footage near Sukhumvit 71 just before an explosion destroyed the house at 31 Soi Pridi. The other man was with the Iranian woman when she rented the house. The woman returned to Iran at the beginning of this month.
– There is no doubt that the materials found in the destroyed house are identical to what was used in Georgia and India. The police found 4 kilos of C4 and magnets to attach the bombs to cars. [Have read, but don't remember where, that only the military has access to C4. So it would not be freely available, as the paper previously wrote.]
– Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak Sasiprasa says that the authorities will speed up the investigation. 'We will speed things up and try to clear things. We are friends with both Iran and Israel.' He supports the idea of tightening visa rules. Visitors from Iran will receive a visas on entry which is valid for 15 days. The four suspects (three men and a woman) have been on a tourist visa several times in the past year Thailand visited.
– Minister Surapong Towijakchaikul (Foreign Affairs) says that the explosions on Valentine's Day were not a terrorist act. He has called on terrorists not to use Thailand as their base. "Such comments – from someone supposedly in a position of authority and responsibility – are quite laughable and, ultimately, an embarrassing reflection of Thailand's diplomatic prowess," according to a letter submitted in Bangkok Post.
– The security measures at Suvarnabhumi airport have been tightened, but employees of shops at the airport say they hardly notice it. The airport is not making any announcements about the measures taken. A security man says only that more personnel have been deployed, both uniformed and in civilian clothes. Furthermore, a team constantly monitors all images from the surveillance cameras.
According to the airport it is business as usual, but a visitor to thailandblog.nl reports waiting times of 2 to 3 hours at Immigration and that is not usual.