Bangkok bombing: After suspects’ arrests, Thai residents have sense of insecurity

A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for a Turkish man who is the husband of a Thai suspect already being sought in connection with Bangkok’s deadly bombing. Emrah Davutoglu is now facing charges of conspiracy to possess unauthorized war materials. He’s believed to have been “part of a network that provided accommodation” to those connected with the bombing. Earlier this week, police issued an arrest warrant for his wife, Thai national Wanna Suansan, whose name was on the lease of an apartment that police raided over the weekend.

I was here when it happened. I helped move injured people to the hospital. I saw dead bodies and people covered in blood. I couldn’t sleep for two nights. Now it’s better.

Aek Chimkam, motorcycle taxi driver.

Meanwhile, Bangkok residents are working to move on. One Bangkok resident says he can’t shake the horrid sight of what he saw, or the smell of death. Another says the initial shock is gone and he’s returned to his old routine. Two weeks have now passed since the bombing at a central Bangkok shrine, giving residents of the Thai capital time to digest what authorities call the deadliest attack the country has ever experienced. On the surface, the bustling city of food vendors, traffic jams and raucous nightlife is back to normal. But many feel a gnawing sense of fear and insecurity, especially in tourist areas like the Erawan Shrine, where the August 17 bombing left 20 people dead and more than 120 injured.

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