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| Tributes have emerged for the teenage law student killed in the Bangkok bomb blast in Thailand on Monday. | Tributes have emerged for the teenage law student killed in the Bangkok bomb blast in Thailand on Monday. |
| Vivian Chan Wing-yan, 19, is believed to have been visiting the Hindu Erawan shrine in Bangkok on Monday evening when the attacker struck at around 7pm (local time). | |
| Ms Chan, belived to be a law student at the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), is among nine foreign nationals killed in the attack that has claimed 22 lives in total so far. | |
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| As many as 123 people are believed to have been injured after a pipe bomb detonated in the busy shrine in central Bangkok. | As many as 123 people are believed to have been injured after a pipe bomb detonated in the busy shrine in central Bangkok. |
| Tributes have been paid to the student, resident in Hong Kong, with the Thai society of SOAS expressing their “heartfelt condolences to her family and friend during this difficult moment.” | Tributes have been paid to the student, resident in Hong Kong, with the Thai society of SOAS expressing their “heartfelt condolences to her family and friend during this difficult moment.” |
| On Facebook, a tribute page established by Ms Chan’s friends quickly attracted scores of posts about the “cheerful” individual who was an “excellent student.” | On Facebook, a tribute page established by Ms Chan’s friends quickly attracted scores of posts about the “cheerful” individual who was an “excellent student.” |
| “You were such a cheerful person and had one of the greatest smiles that I have seen,” Sophie Hui wrote in tribute to her friend on Tuesday. | “You were such a cheerful person and had one of the greatest smiles that I have seen,” Sophie Hui wrote in tribute to her friend on Tuesday. |
| “You're cheerful and kind, always there to make us laugh. Thanks for all the good memories and for being a good friend,” Jeff Lok also wrote on the page. | “You're cheerful and kind, always there to make us laugh. Thanks for all the good memories and for being a good friend,” Jeff Lok also wrote on the page. |
| Another friend, at school with her at Harrow International in Hong Kong, wrote: “You never stopped smiling and always had a smiling face. I will cherish the days talking to you and especially in orchestra.” | Another friend, at school with her at Harrow International in Hong Kong, wrote: “You never stopped smiling and always had a smiling face. I will cherish the days talking to you and especially in orchestra.” |
| “She was a really kind and cheerful person in general – she really loved to travel around and just go to a lot of different, good restaurants,” Harrow International school friend Michelle Lou told the South China Morning Post. | “She was a really kind and cheerful person in general – she really loved to travel around and just go to a lot of different, good restaurants,” Harrow International school friend Michelle Lou told the South China Morning Post. |