the probe into last week's multiple attacks in seven provinces has linked them to a prominent politician in the far South ,while authorities are still arguing that a politically-driven motive 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 six southern provinces were assembled in the deep south
following the attacks a teenager in narathiwat's rangae district has been detained for questioning and an expanded investigation indicates the plot was engineered by a prominent political figure in the restive region