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At least 18 people have been killed and 78 wounded by a
bomb blast that hit the commercial centre of the Thai capital
Bangkok. The blast, which was said to have taken place
near the Erawan Shrine, occurred about 7.10pm local time,
according to the Bangkok Post. In an earlier report,
Reuters had said that at least 27 people had died, including
four foreigners. Aljazeera reports:
Nearby offices have reportedly been
evacuated, according to reports on social
media. The bomb was placed inside the
Erawan Shrine area, Defence Minister Prawit
Wongsuwon said. “It was a TNT bomb… the
people who did it targeted foreigners and to
damage tourism and the economy,” said
Wongsuwong. Thai police said a second
bomb is being defused inside the shrine.
Al Jazeera’s Veronice Pedrosa, reporting
from the scene, said that rescue workers
have told journalists that a secondary device
has been found inside the shrine itself and
the bomb squad are diffusing it. Eric Seldin,
of Thaicom Production Services, was 100
metres away when the explosion happened.
“I was inside the Hyatt hotel having dinner
when we heard an extremely loud explosion
near the Ratchaprasong intersection,” he told
Al Jazeera. “The windows were shattered
and everyone at the hotel was startled.
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