Bangkok Bomber Probe: Security Cameras Work, Says City Hall

The investigation into Bangkok’s deadly bombing turned into a blame game after police said their progress was hindered by faulty security cameras and city hall shot back Tuesday
Bangkok Bomber Probe: Security Cameras Work, Says City Hall
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2015 file image, released by Royal Thai Police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri shows a man wearing a yellow T-shirt near the Erawan Shrine before an explosion occurred in Bangkok, Thailand. National police chief Somyot Poompanmoung said Monday, Aug. 24,2015, that police were trying to "put pieces of the puzzle together" but had to use their imagination to fill holes where street-side security cameras were broken and unable to record the suspect's movements. Royal Thai Police via AP, File
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BANGKOK—The investigation into Bangkok’s deadly bombing turned into a blame game after police said their progress was hindered by faulty security cameras and city hall shot back Tuesday, insisting the cameras are not the problem.

In the absence of solid leads into who carried out Thailand’s deadliest attack in recent history, a debate has emerged about the street-side cameras and whether they are working or not.