Week5 曼谷爆炸案

By Kocha Olarn, Jethro Mullen and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN

August 19, 2015

Suspicions focused on one man as investigators picked through the wreckage of the powerful bomb blast that brought death and destruction to a popular shrine in the Thai capital.

Police said Tuesday they are hunting for a suspect seen in CCTV footage who they believe is connected to the bombing, which ripped through crowds gathered near the Erawan Shrine on Monday evening, killing at least 22 people and reportedly injuring about 120.

Related: Bangkok shrine bombing: The search for a motive

In one CCTV image released by police, the man carries a dark-colored backpack near the shrine. In another, he no longer has the backpack. He's wearing a yellow T-shirt and dark-framed glasses.

Royal Thai Police Commissioner Gen. Somyot Poompanmoung said authorities don't yet know the man's identity or whether he is Thai or a foreigner.

At a later news conference, police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri said authorities were "very sure" the man in the yellow shirt was the bomber.


The commissioner said the man sat down at 6:52 p.m. local time (7:52 a.m. ET) Monday and hid the backpack underneath a bench.

Investigators believe he left a pipe bomb.

Related: DFA: Filipina injured in Bangkok bomb blast

The shrine, situated at a bustling intersection near a large shopping mall, is a big draw for tourists. At least seven people from other Asian countries were reported to be among the dead as well as one Briton. The site is popular among Buddhists as well as Hindu and Sikh members of Thailand's Indian community.

After being swarmed with police investigators Tuesday, the shrine reopened to the public Wednesday morning.

Prawut told Thai TV 3's talk show "Joa Khao Den" that tips have led authorities to check out Suvarnabhumi Airport and parts of Chonburi Province, to the southeast of the capital. He didn't specify what information led investigators there.

Police believe the man assembled the bomb in Thailand because many pieces of the explosive device, including the pipe, were made in the country, he said.

"From this incident, it is apparent that there are active individuals or groups that harbor the intention to damage Thailand, who may be pursuing political gain or other intentions by damaging the economy and tourism," Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said.

Adding to the jitters, a new explosion was heard Tuesday at a pier on the Chao Phraya River that flows through Bangkok, police told CNN. No injuries were reported and the pier was closed, said Prawut.

The second explosion was caused by the same type of bomb as the earlier one, Prawut told reporters.

Police are looking into the possibility that Tuesday's blast happened when someone on a motorcycle threw a bomb toward the floating pier, he said. The second bomb eventually fell into the water, he said.



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Structure of the Lead：
WHO- police
WHAT- Thai police hunt for suspect seen in video

WHEN- Monday evening
WHERE- Bangkok
WHY- Bangkok explosion
HOW- not given

Keywords：
1. suspicion：懷疑,猜疑,嫌疑
2. rip：裂痕,破綻,拉裂,不中用的東西,浪子,巨浪(vi.)拉開,劃開,猛沖(vt.)撕,扯,劈
3. authority： U權,權力;U職權,權限;當局,官方;C權威
4. bench：板凳,條凳,長凳,工作臺;法官席,議員席
5. bustling：(a.)熙熙攘攘的,忙亂的
6. intersection：交集,十字路口,交叉點
7. swarmed：群,大群,蜂群(vi.)群集,聚集一塊,雲集,爬樹(vt.)擠滿,爬(樹)
8. pipe：管,導管,輸送管,管狀器官,聲帶,煙鬥,笛,管樂器(vt.)以管輸送
9. intention：打算,目的,意圖