Thai police name 1 man as suspect in tourist spot bombings
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Thai police say they have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect in last week's bombing and arson attacks that killed four people and wounded several dozen.
Police spokesman Col. Krisana Pattanacharoen announced Friday that a warrant had been issued for a man named Ahama Lengha because there was clear evidence linking him to the Aug. 11 and 12 attacks in seven provinces. Ahama is suspected of planting a bomb in Phuket's Patong beach district, a popular tourist destination.
Ahama comes from Narathiwat, one of Thailand's three southernmost provinces that have been buffeted since 2005 by a Muslim separatist insurgency that has taken more than 6,000 lives.
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The government has not specified whom it believes responsible for the attacks, but analysts suspect they were carried out by southern separatists.