No one has been publicly identified as a person of interest or arrested since investigators released CCTV footage showing the yellow-shirted man walk into Erawan Shrine. No one has taken credit for the attack.
Much of the investigation has centered around an area southwest of Lumpini Park, around lower Sathorn and Silom roads.
Several motorcycle taxi drivers on Soi Sathorn 10 have said that between December and February they gave numerous rides to a man who matched passport and immigration photos shown to them by investigators.
Both a motorcycle taxi operator and hotel receptionist visited by authorities said the investigators believed it to be a fake Turkish passport.
On Sunday footage emerged of a man dropping a bag into the water near Sathorn Pier less than 30 minutes after the Erawan Shrine bomb exploded. At 1pm the next day on Tuesday, a bomb detonated under water in the same spot. No one was hurt.
CCTV footage showed the man walking down lower Sathorn Road toward the pier about 15 minutes after the shrine bombing.
Meanwhile, a religious service planned to commemorate the bombing victims has been canceled due to police’s security concerns.
The memorial service was scheduled to be held by the Sangha Supreme Council in front of Amarin Plaza – next to Erawan Shrine – at 5.30 pm today. However, the Council said in a statement that the event has been indefinitely postponed.
According to the statement released to the media, the Sangha Council explained it decided to cancel the memorial service because Police Gen. Somyot said authorities remained worried about the security situation.
Somyot had expressed concern that many people would join the service, making it difficult for police to maintain security, it read.
The cancellation came less than 24 hours after the military government released a statement assuring foreigners the situation is under control.