Thai police are holding an Algerian man arrested this week for passport fraud who may also have a connection to the July 7 London bombings, a senior Thai police official said on Saturday.
Atamnia Yacine, 33, was detained in the Thai capital on Wednesday and faces charges of possessing 180 fake French and Spanish passports and overstaying his visa. The Nation newspaper reported on Saturday that police also suspect Yacine may have supplied fake travel documents used in the London attacks which killed 52 commuters. Police Major General Suwat Tumrongsiskul said British police had asked for information about Yacine, but declined to comment further on the investigation.
"British police want to investigate this man to see whether he has anything to do with the London bombs," Suwat told Reuters.
The forged passports had been sent to the French and Spanish embassies in Bangkok for further examination, Suwat said.