Thai security officials escort bombing suspect Yusufu Meerailee, arrested last week near the Cambodian border, as he is transferred from military to police custody at the metropolitan police headquarters in Bangkok on September 7, 2015. Thai authorities unveiled the repaired centerpiece of the Erawan Shrine on September 4, 2015 to restore confidence among Bangkok's tourism and business communities almost three weeks after a deadly bomb attack on August 17. Visitors gather around the base of the Erawan Shrine on August 24, 2015 to commemorate the victims of the bomb attack in Bangkok, Thailand. Monks pray at the Erawan Shrine on August 24 to commemorate the victims of the bombing. A coffin of one of the 20 victims killed in the blast is sent home on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Family members of Neoh Hock Guan ,a Malaysian survivor of the Bangkok bomb blast, break down as they pay their last respects. Five out of the seven Neoh family members traveling to Bangkok together were killed in the blast. Foreigners offer prayers at the reopened Erawan shrine. Authorities say the perpatrators targeted busy places popular with tourists to damage the economy. A man offers incense and prays at the Erawan shrine. At least 10 people are believed to have taken part in the bombing, but the attack is unlikely to be linked to international terrorist groups, Thai authorities say. This image released by the Royal Thai Police on August 19 shows a detailed sketch of the main suspect in the bombing. Messages and flowers for victims killed in the bomb blast are displayed outside the shrine. Damage from the blast is seen on the statue of Phra Phrom at the Erawan Shrine on August 19. Workers make repairs to the buildings in and around the Erawan Shrine on August 19. Workers build a dam from sandbags on August 19 as they attempt to seal off a canal to search for remnants of an explosive device that was thrown into the canal in Bangkok on Tuesday. Police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri said Tuesday's blast at the Sathorn Pier was caused by a pipe bomb and could be related to the deadly explosion at a popular shrine in central Bangkok on Monday. Authorities have put down fresh cement where a bench used to stand and where they believe the bomb detonated. Thai authorities are searching for a suspect who was seen placing a backpack underneath the bench moments before the explosion. Family members gather around the coffin of a bombing victim on Tuesday, August 18. The death toll from the bomb blast in the Thai capital stood at 20 with more than 120 wounded, police said. A Thai lights a candle near the Erawan Shrine the day after the explosion in Bangkok. Police investigators work near the statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai interpretation of the Hindu god Brahma, at the Erawan Shrine the morning after the explosion. Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday promised that authorities would quickly track down those responsible for the central Bangkok bombing. Police and soldiers wash the street in front of the Erawan Shrine. Glass covering an advertising billboard is shattered. The explosion took place at the busy Rajprasong intersection near the Erawan shrine but also international hotels and shopping malls. Policemen inspect the cordoned-off site of a bomb blast in the heart of Bangkok's tourist and commercial center on Monday, August 17. Police dogs search the scene of the explosion. Authorities transport motorcycles destroyed in the blast. Rescue workers carry the body of a victim away from the scene. A wounded person lies on a gurney at the Police General Hospital in Bangkok. Police officers watch security video footage. A Thai Army officer collects evidence in the street. Emergency response personnel inspect the scene of the explosion August 17. A police officer investigates the scene at the Erawan Shrine. Police take photos at the scene of the explosion August 17. A bomb exploded in front of the shrine shortly after 7 p.m., a news report said. Police enter the Erawan Shrine after the explosion. The shrine sits at a busy intersection, with the city's Skytrain rumbling nearly overhead. A bomb disposal team member suits up in the middle of an intersection after the blast. A police officer addresses the media after the explosion. Destroyed motorcycles lie among debris after a blast near a popular Hindu shrine in Bangkok on August 17. A Thai soldier stands guard at the scene of the blast. Thai soldiers inspect the scene of the explosion on August 17. Rescue workers carry an injured person after the bomb exploded on August 17.
Thai authorities have given more details as to the man arrested on the Cambodian border last week, announcing that he has confessed to possessing and owning illegal explosive materials: he is named as being Yusufu Meerailee, and he is a Turkish speaker. The police have issued arrest warrants for two other people, Emrah Davutoglu and Wanna Suansan. Suansan is a Thai subject, whilst CCTV is Turkish. The husband and wife team are thought to have left the country. A third arrest warrant remains open against the unnamed and unknown man seen on the Davutglu footage at the shrine moments before the explosion.