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Bangkok blast: bombings possibly linked to human trafficking
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On Tuesday, Thai police arrested a prime bomb suspect near the Thai-Cambodian border.

Identified by authorities as Yusufu Mieraili, the suspect admitted to being at the Erawan Shrine.

But he denied planting the bomb.

However, the suspect’s fingerprints match those found on the bomb-making materials discovered at the weekend.

The pink items found in Mieraili’s apartment in Bangkok are not available in Thailand.

Thai police chief initially said he believed the bombings were possibly linked to human trafficking.

Police said those who affected by the crackdown on human-trafficking might be behind the bombings.

Police spokesman said the immigration office had been told to step up their controls or face penalties.