Third Iranian bomb suspect already in Malaysia: police
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Police on Wednesday identified the third Iranian bomb suspect and said he has already fled to Malaysia.
Deputy police chief Pol Gen Pansiri Prapawat said Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, who is suspected of involvement in Tuesday’s series of bomb explosions in Klongtan district, left Bangkok for Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday afternoon.
Police are hunting for Sedaghatzadeh, 27, after three bomb attacks hit Klongtan district, causing panic in the capital and leaving five bystanders injured.
The two others Iranians allegedly involved in the blasts are in police custody. One of them, Saeid Moradi, was badly injured after an explosive he intended to throw at police accidentally fell to the ground, while Mohammad Hazaei was later arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport as he reportedly tried to escape to Malaysia.
The three rented a house in Soi Pridi Panomyong in the district about a month ago. Police are looking for an Iranian woman who rented the house.
A police search of the house uncovered a number of electronic devices that could be used to make explosives.
It is currently believed that the three tried to flee from the rented house after the first bomb exploded inside. Sedaghatzadeh and Hazaei managed to flee but Moradi could not after a taxi refused to pick him up. He threw an explosive at the taxi and later at police.
