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Thai police arrest foreign man 'likely involved' with Bangkok bombing

Thai police on Saturday said they have detained a foreign man "likely involved" with a bomb attack in Bangkok last week that killed 20 people and wounded scores more.

It is the first arrest in connection with the bombing at the Erawan shrine in the capital's bustling downtown district last Monday 17 August which killed mostly Asian visitors, in Thailand's worst single mass-casualty attack.

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