Malaysian Police arrests four Uyghurs in Connection with Bangkok Bombing

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Malaysian Police arrests four Uyghurs in Connection with Bangkok Bombing

September 23rd, 2015

Awake Goy

nsnbc : Malaysian police in Kuala Lumpur arrested four ethnic Uyghur in connection with the bombings in the Thai capital Bangkok on August 17. The bombing in Bangkok injured over 100 and claimed the lives of 20.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim informed the press that the four suspects all are in their 30th and that they had been detained in relation to the Bangkok bombing on August 17. The four, of ethnic Uyghur origin, have been detained In Kuala Lumpur and Kelatan on September 19. Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said:

“The police are conducting further investigations regarding the involvement and role of the four suspects in the bombing incident. … A lot of things have to be scrutinized such as facial recognition, their body physique, witnesses and DNA testing if necessary.”

The Deputy Inspector General of Police said that so far there was no concrete proof of their involvement and there were no confessions from any of the four suspects. He added that police, in addition, is scrutinizing the detained’s passports and personal identification documents. Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim added:

“I have also informed the Thai authorities of the arrest of the four men and they said they will collaborate to trace several more suspects believed involved in the incident.”

He noted that the four would be interrogated and investigated in Malaysia before an extradition to Thailand and that the total number of those who had been detained in connection with the bombing totaled eight. There were five Malaysians among the 20 people killed and the 123 injured.

CH/L – nsnbc 23.09.2015