KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 -- Thai security forces have apprehended a local man to assist in the investigation of a roadside bombing at Sapom Junction, Tak Bai District, which left two Malaysians injured last Monday.

The 40-year-old suspect was arrested at 3.40pm yesterday during a coordinated raid by three law enforcement agencies at a residence in the Phai Wan Sub-district of Tak Bai, Utusan Malaysia reported.

A source from the Internal Security Operations Command Region 4 (ISOC 4) confirmed that the arrest was triggered by targeted intelligence. A subsequent search of the premises uncovered a suspicious cache of items, including more than 10 watches and a large quantity of motorcycle exhaust pipe fragments.

"The suspect was taken for furt...