泰國警方逮捕一名曼谷爆炸案嫌犯
Thai police are hunting for further suspects linked to Bangkok’s worst-ever bomb attack after the arrest of a foreigner allegedly involved in the plot spawned more questions than answers.
泰國警方正大力搜捕與曼谷史上最嚴重爆炸案有關的其他嫌疑人。此前，他們逮捕了一名涉嫌參與這一陰謀的外國人，但這一行動產生的疑問比解開的謎團還多。
Authorities said they were tracking hundreds of phone numbers and passports after detaining the suspect in a raid in Bangkok on Saturday, but they have yet to reveal his name, nationality or any information on motive or possible accomplices. A raid on Sunday on a second address yielded no evidence, police said.
上週六，泰國當局在曼谷展開的一次突擊搜查中羈押了一名嫌犯。泰國當局表示，目前正在跟蹤成百上千個電話號碼和護照，但他們仍未披露這名嫌犯的姓名、國籍或任何有關動機或可能同謀的信息。泰國警方表示，上週日對另一處地址展開的突擊搜查沒有找到任何證據。
The mystery has been intensified by officials’ continued insistence that the August 17 murder of 14 foreigners and six Thais at the Erawan shrine in the capital’s heart was no international conspiracy. Thai media reports have linked the detained man to a Turkish passport whose identity page was widely broadcast after the arrest, but the document is suspected to be a fake.
泰國官方依然堅稱，8月17日發生在曼谷市中心四面佛神廟、導致14名外國人和6名泰國人喪生的爆炸案並非國際性陰謀活動。這一表態令案情變得更加撲朔迷離。泰國媒體的報道已將上述被羈押男子與一份土耳其護照掛起鉤來。在這名男子被捕後，該護照的身份頁曾被廣泛播報。不過，該護照被懷疑是假的。
Authorities in Ankara have asked the Thai authorities for the suspect’s fingerprints and other details but have yet to hear back, a Turkish security official said. The official said that a Turkish identity card found separately during the investigation was a genuine document previously reported missing by a Turkish national.
土耳其安全部門的一名官員表示，土耳其當局已要求泰國當局提供嫌犯指紋及其他細節，但尚未得到回覆。這名官員表示，調查中發現的一張土耳其身份證是真的。此前有報道稱，該身份證是一名土耳其公民遺失的。
Officials from Thailand’s police and ruling military junta did not respond to a request to comment on the alleged contact from Turkey. Bangkok has previously rejected offers of assistance on the investigation from other countries, including the US.
記者請求泰國警方及軍政府官員就土耳其方面聲稱展開的聯絡發表評論，泰國警方及軍政府官員沒有回覆記者的請求。此前，曼谷方面還回絕了美國等國就調查提供的援助。
Gen Prawuth Thavornsiri, a police spokesman, told Thai television that authorities were investigating 1,000 numbers possibly linked to the group to which the 28 year-old detainee belonged, although he declined to identify the organisation. He said police still believe the suspect could be the man in a yellow T-shirt whom security cameras revealed dumping his rucksack at the packed shrine shortly before the blast.
泰國警方發言人普拉武他翁西里將軍(Gen Prawut Thawornsiri)在泰國電視上表示，當局正在調查可能與這名28歲嫌犯所屬組織有關的1000個電話號碼。不過，他拒絕披露該組織的名稱。他表示，警方仍然相信這名嫌犯可能就是那名身着黃色T恤的男子。監控攝像頭曾拍到那名黃衫男子在爆炸案發生不久前，將他的揹包扔在這一人羣密集的神廟。
The man, who police say has been in Thailand for more than 18 months, has been charged with possessing illegal explosives. Police say they found bomb-making equipment, including detonators and a metal pipe with lids, at a raid on the north Bangkok apartment where they made the arrest. Authorities say the device that ripped through the shrine was a pipe filled with explosive and ballbearings.
泰國警方表示，這名嫌犯已在泰國停留18個月以上，他已被指控持有非法爆炸物。警方表示，他們是在曼谷北部一所公寓逮捕這名嫌犯的，在對公寓展開的搜查中，他們找到了炸彈製作裝置，包括多節雷管和一節有蓋的金屬管。泰國當局表示，在神廟爆炸的裝置正是一個填充有爆炸物和滾珠的管子。
