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Britons injured in Bangkok blasts Britons injured in Bangkok blasts
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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 eight bomb explosions to 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. A Foreign Office spokesman said it had been told by police in the Thai capital the two were undergoing treatment.
UK officials had earlier warned Britons in Thailand not to travel around Bangkok "unless absolutely necessary". Two people were killed and about 30 injured - including at least eight foreigners - in the blasts.
Two people have been killed and about 30 - including at least six foreigners - injured following the blasts. British officials earlier warned Britons in Thailand not to travel in Bangkok "unless absolutely necessary".
The spokesman said it was believed the Britons were being treated at the police hospital in Rajamdamri. name="upagain">
British Embassy staff were now on their way to the hospital to see them, the spokesman added. href="#map" class="bodl">Click here to see map of where blasts occurred
The Foreign Office confirmed the injured men were Alistair Graham and Paul Hewitt.
Mr Hewitt, 55, sustained minor shrapnel wounds and was being kept in hospital overnight, but his injuries were not thought to be serious, they said.
A spokesman said Mr Graham, 48, had been treated and discharged.
Whoever is behind these attacks, they clearly demonstrate an indiscriminate callousness for human life UK Foreign Office
A first spate of six attacks took place 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 place 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.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 following the afternoon attacks.
The FCO has set up two emergency telephone lines for those concerned about relatives in Bangkok. The Foreign Office has set up two emergency telephone lines for those concerned about relatives in Bangkok.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We were deeply disturbed to hear about the string of bomb attacks," the spokesman said.
"Whoever is behind these attacks, they clearly demonstrate an indiscriminate callousness for human life."
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