Wanna Suansan (C), a female suspect of the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing, is escorted by the police to a military court in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 23, 2017. Wanna Suansan was nabbed at the Bangkok airport on Wednesday evening and immediately whisked away by Thai police. (Xinhua/Thai News Pix)
BANGKOK, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Thai woman suspected of collaborating with the 2015 deadly Erawan Shrine bombing was nabbed at the Bangkok airport on Wednesday evening and immediately whisked away by Thai police.
Thai media reported that police was awaiting Wanna Suansan, age 30 to arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport from Turkey.
Wanna was seen with two young sons aged three and 18 months. The three were greeted by relatives and then whisked away by Thai police.
Her sister-in-law Em-on Suansan told the Thai media that Wanna was returned to Thailand to prove her innocence, quoting that Wanna was in Turkey during the 2015 August attack.
Em-on Suansan also said that Wanna and her husband had been detained by Turkish police right after the bombing.
Thai Police suspect Wanna worked as a coordinator before the attack, renting rooms for other bombing suspects who were friends of her Turkish husband Emrah Davutoglu.
The husband was accused of handling bomb-making material. The couple left with their infant son for Turkey, via Phuket, before the Aug. 17 bombing at the Erawan Shrine.
The bomb, hidden in a backpack left behind a seat at the Erawan Shrine, exploded at 6:55 p.m. on Aug. 17, 2015. Twenty people, including 12 foreigners, were killed, and more than 120 others injured.
Despite Wanna's reaffirmation of her innocence, deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul told the media that Wanna was charged with collaboration in orchestrated murder, the bombing and possession of bombs.
Wanna will be brought to court Thursday morning.
"Through intelligence report, Police had learned that suspect Wanna will return to Thailand today and the police were prepared for her arrest," said Pol. Gen. Srivara.
The official said 14 other suspects remain at large and the police are still on the hunt.
