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Thai police seek Malaysian help to trace phone linked to bombings

Xinhua, August 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Thai security forces have asked for Malaysia's help to look into the owner of a phone that may be used in one of several bombings that struck Thailand over Thursday and Friday, Bernama news agency reported on Sunday.

The investigation linked to Malaysia because investigators found part of mobile phone, which was used to detonate one of the bombs in Phuket, showed visible serial number of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.

Bernama quoted a Malaysian security source as saying that Thai investigators have asked Malaysia's help to identify the origin of the headphone.

Mobile phones were used to detonate home-made bombs in a series of blasts that hit several places in Thailand, including Phuket and Hua Hin. Four people were killed in the blasts while more than 30 were injured.

According to the source, tracing the phone is not easy since the device may have changed hands several times.

The connection underscores the importance and necessity of cooperation between Southeast Asian countries in intelligence gathering and sharing, though no terrorism connections have been found in Thailand bombings.

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said last week that intelligence sharing between Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore helped foiled a planned rocket attack on Singapore's Marina Bay, though the details were not revealed. Endit