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Bangkok bomb suspect 'has fled to Turkey'

A key suspect in the Bangkok bombing has fled to Turkey, say police in Thailand.

Earlier on Monday, two men and a woman were detained in Malaysia in connection with last month's bomb blast which killed 20 and injured more than 120..

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Bangkok bombing suspect likely to be Turkish national

Police raided the suspect's flat reportedly also finding bomb-making equipment. Credit: Reuters

A suspect has been arrested in Bangkok in connection with the bombing that killed 20 people in Thailand's capital 12 days ago.

The man is thought to be a 28-year-old Turkish national, a police spokesman has said.

When officers raided his flat in a northern Bangkok suburb they found materials including detonators and metal pipes for making bombs, which police said were the same type as those used in the bombing of the Erawan shrine.

They also found dozens of passports, one with his photo.

Police earlier said they had discovered possible bomb-making materials that could have been used in the evening attack in Bangkok's busy centre on Aug 17. Credit: Reuters

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