Assistant police chief Prawut Thavornsiri said on television that fingerprints taken from the still unnamed foreign man matched those found on a container collected from a room at the Pool Anant apartment in Nong Chok. He was suspected of either making or carrying bombs used in the attacks in Bangkok on August 17 and 18.
The first male bomb suspect was arrested at the apartment on Chuam Samphan 11 Road last Saturday (August 29).
Police chief Somyot Poompunmuang confirmed again this morning that police believed the second arrested foreigner was the man wearing a yellow T-shirt suspected of placing a haversack containing the bomb under a seat at the Erawan shrine and then leaving, shortly before it exploded on Aug 17.
To assist with the identification of the bomb suspect, Pol Lt Gen Prawut asked the public for help contacting another man, wearing a blue shirt, who was seen on surveillance tape taking a photo of a friend at the shrine, about the same time.
The friend had stood near the yellow-shirt bombing suspect, and police hoped the photo from the visitorʼs camera might clearly capture the yellow-shirt suspect, Pol Lt Gen Prawut said.
Meanwhile, bombing suspect Wanna Suansan could contact the Thai embassy in Turkey and get a free ticket back to Thailand to answer questions in relation to the Bangkok bombings, police chief Somyot Poompunmuang said today.
In a telephone interview with TV Channel 3 this morning, Pol Gen Somyot said Ms Wanna, 27, had told police she was innocent and ready to return and answer questions, but she needed an air ticket to come home from Turkey.
“Ms Wanna can contact the embassy if she is really in Turkey,” the police chief said. Police were arranging for a ticket to be available at the embassy.
The Min Buri court on Monday approved a police request for an arrest warrant for Ms Wanna, who earlier rented a room at an apartment building in Bangkok's Min Buri district.
The family of Ms Wanna in Phangnga province has defended her against allegations she was involved in the bombings.