Thai probe hits hurdle; no bomb match to suspects' DNA


  • World
  • Friday, 04 Sep 2015

People pray after a religious ceremony at the Erawan shrine, the site of a recent deadly blast, after its was repaired, in central Bangkok, Thailand, September 4, 2015. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Forensic tests on two suspects have failed to find a link to the site of Thailand's deadliest bomb attack, police said on Friday, dealing a blow to the investigation.

DNA examination of the two foreigners tie them to a stash of explosives found in a Bangkok apartment block, but not to evidence collected at the Hindu Erawan Shrine where 20 people were killed on Aug. 17, police said in a televised announcement.

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