BANGKOK (AP) — Thai explosives experts say substance from the bomb that blew up in downtown Bangkok last week smells like TNT, although police still have not received chemical test results, the national police spokesman said Wednesday.
Prawuth Thavornsiri told journalists that it was still not clear if the bomb that killed 20 people Aug. 17 was made of TNT or C4, a plastic explosive. But based on the experience of the bomb disposal experts, he said in English, “they say the smell looks like TNT.”
Prawuth says investigators are trying to find other pieces of the bomb to analyze.
Thai police spokesman Prawut Thawornsiri speaks at a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand.(AP Photo/Penny Yi Wang)
More than a week after the bombing at the Erawan Shrine, which also left 120 people injured, police appear to be no closer to tracking down suspects or determining a motive for the attack.
Police have released an artist’s sketch of the suspect who was seen in a security camera video from the open-air shrine leaving a backpack at a bench and walking away. A separate camera showed the suspect, wearing a yellow T-shirt, on the back of a motorcycle taxi leaving the site.
But authorities say they don’t know if the suspect has left the country, what his nationality is or if the attack was linked to internal affairs or international terrorism.
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Phra Phrom, the Thai interpretation of the Hindu god Brahma, which was damaged after last week’s bombing at the Erawan Shrine at Rajprasong intersection, is covered as repairs take place in Bangkok, Thailand.(AP Photo/Penny Yi Wang)
A worshipper, right, places garlands of marigolds as a worker clears earlier offerings at the Erawan Shrine.(AP Photo/Penny Yi Wang)
Worshippers light sticks of incense at the Erawan Shrine.(AP Photo/Penny Yi Wang)
This image shows a detailed sketch of the main suspect.(Royal Thai Police via AP)
