泰国警方逮捕一名曼谷爆炸案嫌犯
Thai police are hunting for further suspects linked to Bangkok’s worst-ever bomb attack after the arrest of a foreigner allegedly involved in the plot spawned more questions than answers.
泰国警方正大力搜捕与曼谷史上最严重爆炸案有关的其他嫌疑人。此前，他们逮捕了一名涉嫌参与这一阴谋的外国人，但这一行动产生的疑问比解开的谜团还多。
Authorities said they were tracking hundreds of phone numbers and passports after detaining the suspect in a raid in Bangkok on Saturday, but they have yet to reveal his name, nationality or any information on motive or possible accomplices. A raid on Sunday on a second address yielded no evidence, police said.
上周六，泰国当局在曼谷展开的一次突击搜查中羁押了一名嫌犯。泰国当局表示，目前正在跟踪成百上千个电话号码和护照，但他们仍未披露这名嫌犯的姓名、国籍或任何有关动机或可能同谋的信息。泰国警方表示，上周日对另一处地址展开的突击搜查没有找到任何证据。
The mystery has been intensified by officials’ continued insistence that the August 17 murder of 14 foreigners and six Thais at the Erawan shrine in the capital’s heart was no international conspiracy. Thai media reports have linked the detained man to a Turkish passport whose identity page was widely broadcast after the arrest, but the document is suspected to be a fake.
泰国官方依然坚称，8月17日发生在曼谷市中心四面佛神庙、导致14名外国人和6名泰国人丧生的爆炸案并非国际性阴谋活动。这一表态令案情变得更加扑朔迷离。泰国媒体的报道已将上述被羁押男子与一份土耳其护照挂起钩来。在这名男子被捕后，该护照的身份页曾被广泛播报。不过，该护照被怀疑是假的。
Authorities in Ankara have asked the Thai authorities for the suspect’s fingerprints and other details but have yet to hear back, a Turkish security official said. The official said that a Turkish identity card found separately during the investigation was a genuine document previously reported missing by a Turkish national.
土耳其安全部门的一名官员表示，土耳其当局已要求泰国当局提供嫌犯指纹及其他细节，但尚未得到回复。这名官员表示，调查中发现的一张土耳其身份证是真的。此前有报道称，该身份证是一名土耳其公民遗失的。
Officials from Thailand’s police and ruling military junta did not respond to a request to comment on the alleged contact from Turkey. Bangkok has previously rejected offers of assistance on the investigation from other countries, including the US.
记者请求泰国警方及军政府官员就土耳其方面声称展开的联络发表评论，泰国警方及军政府官员没有回复记者的请求。此前，曼谷方面还回绝了美国等国就调查提供的援助。
Gen Prawuth Thavornsiri, a police spokesman, told Thai television that authorities were investigating 1,000 numbers possibly linked to the group to which the 28 year-old detainee belonged, although he declined to identify the organisation. He said police still believe the suspect could be the man in a yellow T-shirt whom security cameras revealed dumping his rucksack at the packed shrine shortly before the blast.
泰国警方发言人普拉武他翁西里将军(Gen Prawut Thawornsiri)在泰国电视上表示，当局正在调查可能与这名28岁嫌犯所属组织有关的1000个电话号码。不过，他拒绝披露该组织的名称。他表示，警方仍然相信这名嫌犯可能就是那名身着黄色T恤的男子。监控摄像头曾拍到那名黄衫男子在爆炸案发生不久前，将他的背包扔在这一人群密集的神庙。
The man, who police say has been in Thailand for more than 18 months, has been charged with possessing illegal explosives. Police say they found bomb-making equipment, including detonators and a metal pipe with lids, at a raid on the north Bangkok apartment where they made the arrest. Authorities say the device that ripped through the shrine was a pipe filled with explosive and ballbearings.
泰国警方表示，这名嫌犯已在泰国停留18个月以上，他已被指控持有非法爆炸物。警方表示，他们是在曼谷北部一所公寓逮捕这名嫌犯的，在对公寓展开的搜查中，他们找到了炸弹制作装置，包括多节雷管和一节有盖的金属管。泰国当局表示，在神庙爆炸的装置正是一个填充有爆炸物和滚珠的管子。
