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| Bangkok rocked by deadly blast at religious shrine | |
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| A bomb has exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok, killing at least 12 people and wounding many more, according to a policeman and rescue worker at the scene. | |
| Body parts were scattered across the street after the explosion outside the Erawan Shrine in the central Chidlom district of the Thai capital. | |
| “All I can say now is there has been an explosion in central Bangkok involving a motorcycle bomb,” deputy national police chief Aek Angsananond told Reuters. He said there had been fatalities, but could not confirm details. | |
| A policeman at the scene and a rescue worker told Reuters 12 people had been killed in the blast, which happened at about 7pm local time (12.00pm GMT). Local media put the number of injured at 20. | |
| A witness said she saw pieces of human flesh near the blast site, and a soldier later told onlookers to move back, saying they were checking for a second bomb. | |
| 19.42น. วงจรปิดเหตุระเบิดที่แยกราชประสงค์ เบื้องต้นเสียชีวิต 5 คน บาดเจ็บ 25 คน #onenews pic.twitter.com/2DNDrI74Ah | |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Thai forces are fighting a low-level Muslim insurgency in the predominantly Buddhist country’s south, although those rebels have rarely launched attacks outside their ethnic Malay heartland. | |
| The country has also been riven for a decade by intense and sometimes violent rivalry between political factions in Bangkok and elsewhere. | |
| The army has ruled Thailand since May 2014, when it ousted an elected government after months of, at times, violent anti-government protests. | |
| An explosive at Ratchaprasong intersection killed at least 1 person. pic.twitter.com/67TFLLV0Wu | An explosive at Ratchaprasong intersection killed at least 1 person. pic.twitter.com/67TFLLV0Wu |
| The Erawan shrine, on a busy corner near top hotels, shopping centres and offices, is a major tourist attraction, especially for visitors from east Asia. Many ordinary Thais also worship there. | |
| Agence France-Presse and Reuters contributed to this report | |
| More details soon … |