Update 2 - Thai Police Arrest Foreign Suspect Over Bangkok Bombing

Thai police arrested a foreign national Saturday in connection with a Bangkok blast that left 20 people dead.



Police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri confirmed to Anadolu Agency that a special mission is ongoing in the Nong Chok area of Bangkok where the suspect was arrested in an apartment.



Local newspaper Khaosod reported that police found bomb-making material connecting the suspect to an Aug. 17 bombing at the Erawan Shrine that left 20 dead and more than 100 others wounded. 



A number of ball bearings found at the apartment were similar to those used in the bomb, according to The Nation newspaper.



A police source who was not authorized to speak with media told Anadolu Agency that ball bearings, wires and several passports were found at the site.



Thavornsiri later confirmed on national television that a joint task force between police and soldiers had carried out the operation.



"We arrested a foreign national who had in his possession bomb-making materials including fuses, ball bearings and a pipe," he said.



Authorities had earlier said that the suspect was using a Turkish passport, however Thavornsiri later confirmed the documentation to be fake.



An image provided of the passport shows a misspelled Istanbul birthplace, a Turkish name and two dates of expiry in English.



"We found false passports belonging to one nation in his possession," he added, showing a stack of forged Turkish passports that he said were also found in the apartment.



Prawut said that the suspect is being detained for questioning at an unspecified military camp. - Krung Thep