Australian Model Wrongly Identified as Bangkok Bomber
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| scmp.com |
Model and English tutor Sunny Burns, 26, turned himself in to
Thai police on Tuesday night after rumours on social media connected him with
the deadly bomb attack which hit the capital on August 18. Bangkok has been the scene
of two bombings over the last 2 days, with over 20 dead and 120 injured.
Burns, who lives in the Thai capital, said that he was made
aware of the rumours after Thai authorities released CCTV footage of a man
placing a backpack under a bench minutes before an explosion killed 22. The
rumour originated in an image shared on Twitter by a news journalist showing a
side-by-side comparison of an Instagram photo of Burns and pictures of the
suspect from CCTV footage taken in the minutes leading up to the explosion.
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| dailymail.co.uk |
The image was shared across social media and soon Burns
caught wind of the rumour. He handed himself over to the police immediately,
posting an Instagram selfie from the police station and saying: ‘Talking with
the police. I forgive everyone who spread those horrible rumours about me. I
love this country and let’s fight together.’ But he remained optimistic, joking:
‘I’m not a terrorist and the photo of the terrorist looks nothing like me. I
would never wear those clothes – I’m a fashion blogger.’
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| telegraph.co.uk |
Ironically, the photo of Burns used in the comparison was
the same one he had shared on Instagram to let his family and friends know that
he was safe after news broke of the bombing at Erawan shrine. Burns said he was
treated well by police while he was questioned. He later posted on Instagram images
of CCTV footage showing his whereabouts at the time of the explosion. ‘I just
got back from the muscle lab gym in Huai Kwang and was getting ready to teach
my native speaker class,’ the post said. Burns thanked the police for being so
supportive during the ordeal.
Junta chief Prayut Chan-ocha described the attack as the ‘worst
ever’ on Thailand. An arrest warrant has been issued for a ‘foreign man’ who
may be of ‘mixed origin,’ but it’s thought that the attack was carried out by a ‘network.’
Aaron Waterhouse
Aaron is a recent English graduate from Durham University who is now working as a content writer intern. An enthusiastic traveller, he hopes to become a journalist and report from around the world. Follow him @AaronAtSMF.
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