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17.02.2012
Pattaya
Officials at the Immigration Department's Chon Buri office
yesterday identified a Thai woman in Pattaya who had escorted the Iranian bomb
suspects during their stay in the resort town.
Her account, and photographs taken with her mobile phone,
could help authorities confirm whether the suspects know one another.
The woman, in her twenties, and identified only as Nan, told
the immigration officers that she had escorted Mohammad Khazaei, who was
detained at Suvarnabhumi airport late on Tuesday after a series of explosions
on Sukhumvit Soi 71.
Mr Khazaei met Ms Nan near the Balihai area in Pattaya. She
said the Iranian asked her to escort him during his stay there because he was
not good at speaking English.
Ms Nan later asked two friends to escort Mr Khazaei's two
companions.
They were later identified from a group photo on Ms Nan's
mobile phone as Saeid Moradi and Masoud Sedaghat Zadeh, the third bomb suspect
who was arrested in Malaysia
During their stay in Pattaya, from Feb 8 to 13 according to
their hotel's registration, Ms Nan and her friends hung out with the three men.
In one group gathering, shown in a photo, they were winding down in a bar in a
hotel. Ms Nan said they had drinks and played snooker together.
Ms Nan was with Mr Khazaei in his room as well but didn't
detect any irregularities except one time when he barred her from approaching a
closet in the room. On the last day, Monday, Mr Khazaei told her that he would
go home. So she phoned a taxi to pick him up.
"What we got from Ms Nan is circumstantial evidence
that helps confirm to us that they were here together in Pattaya," Pol Lt
Gol Thawatchai Nongbua, inspector of Chon Buri Immigration Office, said.
National police chief Priewpan Damapong said police took Ms
Nan to the immigration bureau in Bangkok
Earlier, the suspect had showed signs of stress and refused
to eat. After he met Ms Nan, he appeared more relaxed and agreed to eat some
food, Pol Gen Priewpan said.
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