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Bangkok bombing suspect tells police he’s ‘guilty’ Koreas meet to
N. ANUSONADISAI Security officials escort Bangkok bombing suspect, center, arrested last week near the border make plans for
Associated Press with Cambodia and identified by Thai police as Yusufu Meerailee or Mieraili Yusufu with his na-
BANGKOK (AP) — A key tionality remained unconfirmed, as they transfer him from military to police custody in Bangkok, family reunions
suspect in last month’s Thailand, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015.
deadly Bangkok bombing HYUNG-JIN KIM
was transferred Monday (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Associated Press
to police custody after a SEOUL, South Korea (AP)
week of military interro- terials, and one had more gurs) are related to Turks, Another suspect, who was — North and South Ko-
gation, and was asked to than 200 fake Turkish pass- and Turkey is home to a arrested Aug. 29 at one of rea started talks at a bor-
acknowledge the charge ports. large Uighur community. the two apartments police der village Monday on
against him before police The Aug. 17 blast at the Mierili’s nationality has not raided, was in possession resuming the reunions of
and the media. Erawan Shrine killed 20 peo- been confirmed, but po- of a fake Turkish passport families separated by the
As cameras recorded in ple and injured more than lice say he was carrying a when arrested, police say. Korean War in the early
the packed room, police 120 in one of the most dev- Chinese passport that in- That man, whom police 1950s, Seoul officials said.
introduced an unusual twist astating acts of violence in dicated he was from the have identified as Adem The talks among the ri-
to the routine by asking the Bangkok in decades. western region of Xinjiang, Karadak, was transferred vals’ Red Cross officials at
suspect whether or not he Thai authorities have sug- home to the Turkish-speak- to police custody Friday af- Panmunjom were made
was guilty of the charge of gested that at least two of ing Uighurs. ter nearly a week in military possible after the Kore-
co-possession of illegal ex- the suspects are possibly Police said last week that custody. as struck a deal last month
plosives, as stated in his ar- Turkish, boosting a theory Mierili was suspected of Thai authorities have said that eased animosity that
rest warrant. that the bombing was to being a conspirator rath- they would turn over saw them threatening war.
The suspect, identified by avenge Thailand’s forced er than the bomber, who the two passports to the The standoff flared after a
police as Yusufu Mierili, re- repatriation of more than was seen in security videos relevant embassies to mine explosion blamed on
sponded through a transla- 100 ethnic Uighurs to Chi- placing a knapsack at the confirm their authentic- Pyongyang maimed two
tor: “Guilty.” na in July. open-air shrine and then ity once forensics testing is South Korean soldiers.
Authorities have previously Uighurs (pronounced WEE- leaving. completed..q The highly emotional re-
released a variety of spell- unions have not happened
ings of his name, including since early last year. Most
Mieraili Yusufu and Yusufu applicants are in their 70s
Meerailee. or older and desperate to
It was not clear whether see their loved ones before
the apparent confession they die.
would carry legal weight in Many Koreans don’t even
a court. know whether relatives on
Mierili, who was arrested the other side of the border
last Tuesday near the Thai- are still alive because their
Cambodia border, has not governments mostly ban
yet been formally charged. the exchange of letters,
Police say they found his phone calls or emails.
DNA or fingerprints in two The planned reunions are
apartments that were raid- not a sure thing. The rivals
ed a week ago by police have a long history of fail-
on the outskirts of Bang- ing to follow through on
kok, including a container reconciliation efforts.
of gunpowder. Police say Some foreign analysts re-
both apartments con- main skeptical about inter-
tained bomb-making ma- Korean ties because of
speculation that North Ko-
Lightning kills 22 people in southeastern India rea will fire what it calls a
satellite to celebrate next
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Pradesh, said N. Chan- cape for the players and mon during India’s mon- month’s 70th birthday
Lightning has killed 22 peo- drababu Naidu, the state’s the people at the grounds,” soon season, which runs of its ruling party. Similar
ple, mostly farm laborers chief minister. said Sitapati, who goes by from June to September. past launches triggered
working in fields, across the Two women’s cricket one name. However, Sunday’s toll was an international standoff
southeastern Indian state teams had a narrow es- A tree caught fire after it unusually high. as South Korea and oth-
of Andhra Pradesh, officials cape when lightning struck was hit by a lightning bolt, Weather officials in the er neighboring countries
said Monday. a tree on the grounds and the deafening sound Andhra Pradesh state capi- called them disguised tests
The fatalities occurred Sun- where they were playing in that followed led players tal of Hyderabad said a low for long-range missiles.
day evening when thun- Guntur town, said Sitapati, and spectators to flee the pressure system over the About 22,500 Koreans
derstorms and rain lashed a district cricket official. grounds in panic, he said. Bay of Bengal led to heavy had participated in brief
eight districts in Andhra “It was a miraculous es- Lightning strikes are com- downpours.q reunions — 18,800 in per-
son and the others by vid-
eo — during a period of
detente..q
