Thailand admits lack of equipment to hunt bomber
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Authorities yesterday urged patience in their hunt for the Bangkok shrine bomber, as the police chief admitted Thailand lacks some of the 鈥渕odern equipment鈥 to find the prime suspect captured on security cameras.
Anxiety is mounting six days after the attack, which killed 20 people in the capital鈥檚 commercial heart, with the bomber still on the run.
The hunt has so far focused on a suspect in a yellow T-shirt seen on CCTV placing a rucksack under a bench at the Erawan shrine minutes before the blast.
A sketch of the man has been widely circulated and a bounty of more than US$300,000 has been offered for his arrest.
He is described on his arrest warrant as 鈥渇oreign鈥 but police have since said he could in fact be Thai or of mixed race.
Unverified footage, time-stamped just a few minutes after Monday鈥檚 blast, shows a second man in a blue T-shirt kicking a package into water near a bridge in the same spot where a device exploded on Tuesday without injuries.
But police have not publicly linked the two blasts despite pressure to reveal more.
鈥淭he slowness of the investigation is not because the police lack capacity,鈥 national police chief Somyot Poompanmoungyot said.
鈥淏ut it鈥檚 because we don鈥檛 have the modern equipment that supports the work.鈥
He did not reveal the equipment the police need but it is likely to be facial recognition technology or programs to enhance security camera footage.
Last week junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha bristled at suggestions his government should seek overseas help, with several nations offering their expertise.
It is not clear if any offers have since been officially accepted.
Despite their technical limitations, police say the investigation is progressing but they accept that the main suspect could have left the country.
鈥淲e cannot give details of that progress ... let the police work,鈥 police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said. 鈥淲e are working around the clock.鈥
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