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| Two Britons are being treated in hospital after they were caught up in one of the bomb explosions that has hit Bangkok, the Foreign Office has said. | Two Britons are being treated in hospital after they were caught up in one of the bomb explosions that has hit Bangkok, the Foreign Office has said. |
| An FCO spokesman said it had been told by local police in the Thai capital that the two were undergoing treatment. | An FCO spokesman said it had been told by local police in the Thai capital that the two were undergoing treatment. |
| British Embassy staff were now on their way to the hospital to see them, the spokesman added. | British Embassy staff were now on their way to the hospital to see them, the spokesman added. |
| The FCO had earlier warned Britons in Thailand not to travel around Bangkok "unless absolutely necessary". | The FCO had earlier warned Britons in Thailand not to travel around Bangkok "unless absolutely necessary". |
| The spokesman said it was believed the Britons were being treated at the police hospital in Rajamdamri. | |
| Two people have been killed and about 30 others - including at least six foreigners - injured following the blasts. | Two people have been killed and about 30 others - including at least six foreigners - injured following the blasts. |
| A first spate of six attacks took plates at sites across the Thai capital during late afternoon local time as the streets were beginning to fill up. | A first spate of six attacks took plates at sites across the Thai capital during late afternoon local time as the streets were beginning to fill up. |
| Two further blasts rocked the city centre just before midnight. | Two further blasts rocked the city centre just before midnight. |
| BBC correspondent Jonathan Head said many Thais suspected the attacks were the work of opponents of the current military government which forced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from office in September. | |
| All New Year's Eve public celebrations were called off after the afternoon attacks. | All New Year's Eve public celebrations were called off after the afternoon attacks. |
| The FCO has set up two emergency telephone lines for those concerned about relatives in Bangkok. | |
| They are 0066 2305 8253 and 0066 2305 8229. |