Bangkok Bomb Attack

Security has been stepped up in the Thai capital and nearby provinces following an intelligence report of possible bomb attacks by the end of this month, senior police officials said.

A group of 15 suspects detained by the Thai military investigating last week's deadly tourist resort attacks was not involved in the blasts, police said today, adding to confusion surrounding the case.

A Chinese ethnic Uighur man arrested in Thailand over a bombing that killed 20 people in Bangkok last year denied today charges of murder or involvement in the attack, retracting an earlier confession his lawyer said he was tortured into making.

In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers will ring in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, residents recovering from their city's own deadly attacks will enjoy scaled-back celebrations. And in Belgium's capital, authorities anxious after thwarting what they say was a holiday terror plot have canceled ...

A Thai military court has indicted two men accused of carrying out a Bangkok bomb attack that killed 20 people including 14 foreigners, making it the deadliest such incident in Thai history.

The foreigner accused of planting a bomb at a Bangkok shrine has admitted involvement in the deadly attack, his lawyer said Wednesday, reversing earlier denials of a confession.

The motive for the bombing remains unclear but this month Thailand's police chief linked the attack to China's Uighur minority for the first time, after weeks of speculation over their role.

The suspected mastermind of last month's deadly bomb attack in Thailand left for China from Bangladesh 12 days ago, and efforts in Malaysia to track the man suspected of planting the explosives have been unsuccessful, Thai police said today.

A key suspect in last month's deadly Bangkok blast handed the backpack bomb over to a man in a yellow T-shirt later seen placing it at a shrine in the heart of the city, Thai police said today.

The suspected mastermind of Thailand's deadliest bomb attack fled the country on the eve of the blast at a Hindu shrine last month and others wanted by police are most likely overseas, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.

The two Indians who were picked up by Thai police were released today after authorities found everything in order following their interrogation in connection with the country's deadliest blast at a temple that killed 20 people last month, according to sources.

One of the two men arrested over last month's deadly Bangkok bombing has admitted to a charge of possessing explosives, Thai police said today, in the first confession over the attack.

Thailand's police chief announced Monday he was handing his own officers a reward of some $84,000 for apprehending a man who has been charged in connection with this month's deadly Bangkok bomb blast.

Police investigating the deadly Bangkok blast said they were seeking a Thai woman and an unidentified man after bomb-making materials were discovered over the weekend in a second apartment raided by police.

Thailand's army chief today told AFP the man arrested in connection with last week's deadly Bangkok bomb blast was not cooperating, as police announced he was part of a people-smuggling gang.

Security has been stepped up in the Thai capital and nearby provinces following an intelligence report of possible bomb attacks by the end of this month, senior police officials said.

A group of 15 suspects detained by the Thai military investigating last week's deadly tourist resort attacks was not involved in the blasts, police said today, adding to confusion surrounding the case.

A Chinese ethnic Uighur man arrested in Thailand over a bombing that killed 20 people in Bangkok last year denied today charges of murder or involvement in the attack, retracting an earlier confession his lawyer said he was tortured into making.

In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers will ring in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, residents recovering from their city's own deadly attacks will enjoy scaled-back celebrations. And in Belgium's capital, authorities anxious after thwarting what they say was a holiday terror plot have canceled ...

A Thai military court has indicted two men accused of carrying out a Bangkok bomb attack that killed 20 people including 14 foreigners, making it the deadliest such incident in Thai history.

The foreigner accused of planting a bomb at a Bangkok shrine has admitted involvement in the deadly attack, his lawyer said Wednesday, reversing earlier denials of a confession.

The motive for the bombing remains unclear but this month Thailand's police chief linked the attack to China's Uighur minority for the first time, after weeks of speculation over their role.

The suspected mastermind of last month's deadly bomb attack in Thailand left for China from Bangladesh 12 days ago, and efforts in Malaysia to track the man suspected of planting the explosives have been unsuccessful, Thai police said today.

A key suspect in last month's deadly Bangkok blast handed the backpack bomb over to a man in a yellow T-shirt later seen placing it at a shrine in the heart of the city, Thai police said today.

The suspected mastermind of Thailand's deadliest bomb attack fled the country on the eve of the blast at a Hindu shrine last month and others wanted by police are most likely overseas, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.

The two Indians who were picked up by Thai police were released today after authorities found everything in order following their interrogation in connection with the country's deadliest blast at a temple that killed 20 people last month, according to sources.

One of the two men arrested over last month's deadly Bangkok bombing has admitted to a charge of possessing explosives, Thai police said today, in the first confession over the attack.

Thailand's police chief announced Monday he was handing his own officers a reward of some $84,000 for apprehending a man who has been charged in connection with this month's deadly Bangkok bomb blast.

Police investigating the deadly Bangkok blast said they were seeking a Thai woman and an unidentified man after bomb-making materials were discovered over the weekend in a second apartment raided by police.

Thailand's army chief today told AFP the man arrested in connection with last week's deadly Bangkok bomb blast was not cooperating, as police announced he was part of a people-smuggling gang.