Bangkok Metropolitan Police are investigating a link between stickers found posted around Klong Toey District and in the house of the Bangkok bombers on Sukhumvit Soi 71.
Fifty-two stickers which say “sejeal” were found on election poles and signs in a path along Duang Phithak Road ending at the mouth of Soi Ruam Rudi near the Ploenchit BTS Station. Identical stickers were also found at the house were the first blast occurred on Soi 71, at another house rented by suspect Leila Rohani, and in a motorbike that was believed to belong to one of the suspects.
The word “sejeal” could refer to a story from the Koran in which birds from heaven dropped “sejeal stones” on an elephant-riding army from Yemen who were coming to kill Mohammed, according to the Bangkok Post. Palestinian guerillas also sometimes call their rockets and mortars “sejeal stones”, the Post reported.
A source said that the stickers could have been used to mark locations were bombings were planned. The suspects, who are all Iranian nationals, are believed to have been targeting Israeli diplomats in Bangkok. Duang Phithak Road leads to the Asoke area, home to the Israeli Embassy.
Bangkok Police are seeking the warrant for the arrest of a sixth bombing suspect.
Currently three suspects are in custody: Saeid Moradi, 27, who blew his legs off with a bomb is being treated at Chulalongkorn Hospital; Mohammed Khazei, 42, who was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport; and Masoud Sedaghtzadeh, 30, who was arrested in Malaysia and is currently being extradited back to Thailand.
An arrest warrant for Iranian female suspect Leila Rohani, 31, has been issued as well as for, Norouzi Shayan Ali Akbar, 57, who is believed to be an explosives expert.
The complete story and photos of the suspects are on the Bangkok Post’s website.
