Police raids in Min Buri in aftermath of Jakarta blasts
Police carried out precautionary searches Saturday in Bangkok’s Min Buri district, which has a large Muslim population, after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for Thursday’s terrorist attacks in Jakarta.
Apartments and communities within the jurisdiction of Metropolitan Police Area 3 were checked as part of beefed up security measures. One of the suspects allegedly involved in the Erawan Shrine bombing was arrested from an apartment in Min Buri about four months ago.
Area chief Pol Maj-General Chaiyaporn Panich-attra led the 30-strong police-Army team, plus some canines, to search an unnamed apartment in Soi Rat Uthit 44/2 in Min Buri. The search did not yield anything illegal but police requested registration details for many young people from the deep South found in the area.
Chaiyaporn said the search was carried out as a precautionary move at all precincts under Metropolitan Police Area 3.
He urged the community residents to look out for any suspicious thing or person to ensure public safety and prevent any future problems.
