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Iranian man arrested for pickpocketing Chinese tourist in Bangkok
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Police arrested an Iranian man after he tricked a Chinese national into showing his money before pickpocketing him at an MRT station in Bangkok.
During the conversation, the suspect asked the Chinese man to show him some Chinese yuan banknotes.
Police tracked down one of the Iranian suspects at his accommodation and arrested him on Monday, January 26.
During interrogation, the Iranian man confessed that he had committed similar thefts on multiple occasions before his arrest.
Police have not yet disclosed further details regarding the investigation or the arrest of the second Iranian suspect involved in the case.