The hunt continues

The hunt continues for alleged bombing mastermind "Ishan" thought to have fled to Bangladesh. Two days of re-enactments of suspect Yusufu Mieraili have ended and we tour the sites he was taken to.

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Mastermind thought to have fled; Re-enactment tour

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Deputy national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda, who leads the investigation into the bombings, Wednesday said Abudureheman Abudusataer, known as Ishan, is believed to be the head of the network which caused the deadly bomb blast at the shrine on Aug 17, based on the accounts of the detained suspects.

Interpol will be asked to contact Bangladeshi authorities following reports that Ishan had fled to the country, he said.

An investigation is underway to look into money wired from overseas to determine whether it was used to sponsor the attack, he said.

Meanwhile, a source said investigations found Mr Ishan had sent an audio clip via Facebook to other suspects containing the screaming voice of a woman whom he claimed was a Uighur and was being deported from Thailand to China.

He met four other key suspects in Thailand. They are Yusufu Mieraili; Bilal Mohammed, also known as Adem Karadag; a man wearing a blue shirt who dropped a bomb into the river at Sathon pier, and the man in a yellow shirt who is believed to be the Erawan shrine bomber.

There is still another suspect living overseas who sponsored the attack, the source said, adding the person booked air tickets en route to Turkey for the suspects. Money was wired to the bank accounts of some suspects, the source said.

Investigators said earlier Mr Mieraili said Mr Ishan had arranged meetings of the bombing cell and assigned them their tasks.

Re-enactments

There has been much media interest over the past two days in the re-enactments of Mr Mieriali's movements during the month of August, particularly the day of the bombing. Here is where police have taken him.

This map shows where Yusufu Mieraili, a prime suspect in the Aug 17 Erawan shrine blast, has appeared in police re-enactments over the past two days after military authorities handed him over to the Metropolitan Police Bureau on Monday.

TUESDAY

1. Room No 412 and 414 of the Pool Anant Apartment in Soi Chuamsamphan 11 of Bangkok's Nong Chok district.

Mr Mieraili picked up a backpack here before taking a taxi to Hua Lamphong railway station where he handed the bag to a man wearing a yellow T-shirt on Aug 17. His fingerprints matched those found on a bottle that contained chemicals for making bombs which was found in room No 414. He as denied assembling the bomb, however.

2. Room No 1906 at the Maimuna Garden Home apartment on Ratuthit Soi 25/8 in Bangkok's Min Buri district. Mr Mieraili had been staying at this apartment reportedly rented by another suspect Wanna Suansan, who is wanted by authorities.

3. A shop in Navamin 74 in Bangkok's Min Buri district selling chemicals. A CCTV camera captured an image of Mr Mieraili buying chemicals from shops in Min Buri on July 21 and Aug 12.

YESTERDAY

4. Hua Lamphong railway station. Mr Mieraili delivered the bomb inside the backpack to a man wearing a yellow T-shirt on Aug 17 before the man later planted the device at the Erawan shrine, killing 20 people and injuring 130. National police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said Mr Mieraili  did not know what the items in it were but suspected that it might have been a bomb.

5. In front of Wat Pathum Wanaram near CentralWorld. Mr Mieraili took a tuk-tuk from Hua Lamphong railway station and got off the vehicle here. He then walked from Wat Pathum Wanaram, passing the front of CentraWorld  to take photos of the blast scene in accordance with orders.

Due to a pillar blocking the scene, the suspect did not take photos and headed to the Pratunam area and fled, Pol Lt Gen Prawut said.

6. In front of the Pratunam Centre in the Pratunam area. Mr Mieraili hailed a taxi here to Ramhamhaeng Road and took a bus to the Maimuna Garden Home Apartment in Min Buri district on Aug 17.

7. Bangkok Bank Hua Mark branch in Soi Ramkhamhaeng 22. A CCTV camera on Aug 5 captured Mr Mieraili and another suspect, Abudureheman Abudusataer, 27, also known as Ishan, believed to be the mastermind in the bombing case, as they entered the bank.

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