Thailand Issues Two Arrest Warrants Over Bangkok Shrine Attack

The bomb blast in Erawan Shrine, a Hindu site in the Thai capital, was described as a terrorist attack targeting the country’s tourism industry by the authorities, but no organization has claimed responsibility for the attack, the English edition of the Thai newspaper Khaosod reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Thailand has issued warrants for the arrest of a female Thai citizen and a male foreign national for their suspected involvement in a deadly explosion in capital Bangkok on August 17, which claimed the lives of 20 people, local media reported Monday.

On Saturday, Thai police said they had already arrested a foreign national allegedly involved in the attack, who possessed bomb-making tools and materials. The suspect was in possession of a forged Turkish passport.

The second police raid on Saturday night led to the discovery of illegal materials, including two bags of fertilizer, gunpowder, bolts, remote-controlled toys, electric bulbs and digital watches in a flat located in Bangkok's Muslim enclave, rented by 26-year-old Wanna Suansan, a Thai national.