The probe into last weeks multiple attacks in seven provinces has linked them to a prominent noliucian in the far South hile authoriues are smil argung that a politically-driven mouve is the most likely. The government has now admitted the bomb and arson attacks in seven central and southern provinces involve insurgent elements, but says they are unlikely to be the masterminds behind the attacks. A source close to the investigation said evidence suggests the devices used in the bomb and arson attacks in Prachuap Khiri Khan and southern provinces were assembled in the deep South Following the attacks, a teenager Narathiwat's Rangae district has been detained for questioning and an expanded investigation indicates the plot was engi- neered by a prominent political figure in the restive region. However, the source said the motive behind the attacks remains unclear and authorities have found nothing other than documents related to the insur gent movement. Meanwhile, results of DNA tests show that a sample of DNA collected from the Phuket blast on Wednesday matches that ofa 35-year-old man identified as Ahama Lenga from Narathiwat's Tak Bai district, the source said Authorities collected DNA samples of Mr Ahama twice: in October 2004 when he was detained in connection with the Tak Bai protest and in September 2010 when he turned himself in to authorities in connection with an alleged violation of the emergency law The source said investigators are col lecting evidence to seek a warrant for his arrest in connection with the Phuket blast. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence