Malaysia arrests two suspects in connection with Bangkok bombing.

Malaysia informed its Thai counterparts yesterday that it had arrested two suspects in connection with the bombing in central Bangkok on August 17.

Yusufu Meerailee (wearing a yellow t-shirt), one of the suspects, is escorted by police to the bombing site to reenact the crime. Photo: CNN

Lieutenant General Suchart Teerasawat, commander of a task force sent to Malaysia to request cooperation in investigating and searching for the perpetrators of the Bangkok bombing, returned to Thailand yesterday, according to the Bangkok Post, citing Thai police sources. General Suchart is currently in Yala province awaiting notification from Malaysia regarding their agreement to extradite the suspects to Thailand.

Thai authorities have also contacted China for assistance in apprehending Abudreheman Abudustaer, also known as Ishan, a suspect from Xinjiang who is believed to be the mastermind behind the bombing.

The main suspect in the Bangkok bombing is believed to be Abudureheman Abdusataer. Photo: Bangkok Post

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has not yet responded to this matter. This move comes after Bangladeshi police announced that suspect Ishan had left Bangladesh for China. According to Nazrul Islam, a representative of the Bangladesh National Police, Ishan arrived in Dhaka on August 16th and traveled to China on August 30th.

According to VNE