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vbkk · #**1681** 17-08-2015, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by turtle_no15

Your news damn fast bro. My gf didnt even know got bomb till i told her.

It's on the news now bro.

turtle_no15 · #**1682** 17-08-2015, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by vbkk

It's on the news now bro.

Yeah she told me her aunty called her cousin after seeing the news. So her cousin called to check on her. I wonder did the four face buddha got damage.

naemlo · #**1683** 17-08-2015, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueDragon193

Huge explosion rocks central Bangkok - casualties reported.

Watching the news now. It is in the famous Phra Phom shrine....

BlueDragon193 · #**1684** 17-08-2015, 09:01 PM

Bomb in centre of Thai capital kills five, wounds 20.
POSTED: 17 Aug 2015 20:45

BANGKOK: A bomb exploded in the centre of the Thai capital on Monday, police said, and media reported five people were killed and 20 wounded.

The blast, near a shrine at a major Bangkok intersection, was caused by a bomb, police chief Prawut Thawornsiri said.

(Reporting by Amy Sawitta Lefevre; Writing by Robert Birsel; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

- Reuters

RVFYKY · #**1685** 17-08-2015, 09:03 PM

Wow... i hope nothing big is happening... i am heading to BKK on Friday...

BlueDragon193 · #**1686** 17-08-2015, 09:09 PM

Blast in Bangkok, at least 15 dead by CNA.

Bomb kills at least seven, wounds over 30
in General | August 17, 2015 7:45 pm (346 views)

A powerful bomb, suspected to be planted in a motorcycle bombparked on Ratchadamri road near Rajprasong intersection and opposite the Erawan shrine, went off late this evening killing at least seven persons, and injuring about 30 others.

Among the casualties included foreign tourists who were praying at the shrine.

Most casualties were those who were crowding the shrine during the rush hour.

The powerful bomb sparked off fires to several parked motorcycle taxis and passing vehicles.

Security officials now sealed off the intersection and ordered all vehicles to avoid the intersection.

EOD police moved in to clear the scene.

It was not immediately known if it was a motorcycle bomb or car bomb as they were completely burnt down.

BlueDragon193 · #**1687** 17-08-2015, 09:15 PM

Bomb kills 12 at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine.

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail...te=06&section=

BlueDragon193 · #**1688** 17-08-2015, 09:17 PM

Deadly Bomb Explosion Erawan Shrine in Central Bangkok Killing 12.

http://www.chiangraitimes.com/deadly...illing-12.html

TonyCheong2 · #**1689** 17-08-2015, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by naemlo

I was waiting for the lift this morning. When the lift door opened, I had a shocked n took a step back. Inside the lift stood a very fair ger without make up, long hair and no eye brow. I thought I saw a ghost.

Chey I thought you saw Nong Ploy.

TonyCheong2 · #**1690** 17-08-2015, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueDragon193

Bomb kills 12 at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine.

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail...te=06&section=

This is the worst terrorist attack in Bangkok in terms of fatalities so far.

CelestialBeing · #**1691** 17-08-2015, 10:13 PM

A bomb has exploded close to a shrine in the centre of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, police say.

Local reports suggest at least 12 people have died and at least 20 more have been injured.

All brothers safe or not? Better think twice about going BKK for the time being, for those bros in BKK stay safe

BlueDragon193 · #**1692** 17-08-2015, 10:45 PM

Bomb near Bangkok shrine kills 12, wounds 78 in bid "to destroy economy".
ReutersBy By Amy Sawitta Lefevre | Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Monday just outside a Hindu shrine in the centre of the Thai capital, killing at least 12 people in an attack the government said was aimed at destroying the economy and the tourism industry.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast just outside the Erawan shrine at a major intersection.

Thai forces are fighting a low-level Muslim insurgency in the predominantly Buddhist country's south, but those rebels have rarely launched attacks outside their ethnic Malay heartland.

"The perpetrators intended to destroy the economy and tourism because the incident occurred in the heart of the tourism district," Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan told Reuters.

The Erawan shrine, on a busy corner near top hotels, shopping centres, offices and a hospital, is a major tourist attraction, especially for visitors from East Asia. Many ordinary Thais also worship there.

The government would set up a "war room" to coordinate the response to the blast, the Nation television channel quoted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha as saying.

Police said the bomb had killed 12 people and wounded 78, many of whom were taken to the nearby police hospital.

A Reuters witness at the blast site said she saw pieces of human flesh there, and a soldier later told onlookers to move back, saying they were checking for a second bomb.

"We are now looking for another two to three bombs as we have found one suspicious object," national police chief Prawut Thawornsiri told Reuters.

"There could be another explosion, so we have blocked off the crime scene and are asking bystanders to move back."

After the blast, authorities stepped up security checks at some major city intersections and in tourist areas.

While initial suspicion might fall on Muslim separatists in the south, Thailand has been riven for a decade by an intense and sometimes violent struggle for power between political factions in Bangkok.

Occasional small blasts have been blamed on one side or the other. Two pipe bombs exploded outside a luxury shopping mall in the same area in February, but caused little damage.

Police said that attack was aimed at raising tension when the city was under martial law.

The army has ruled Thailand since May 2014, when it ousted an elected government after months of at times violent anti-government protests.

The shrine intersection was the site of months of anti-government protests in 2010 by supporters of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Dozens were killed in a military crackdown and a shopping centre was set ablaze.

(Reporting by Amy Sawitta Lefevre; Additional reporting by Martin Petty; Writing by Robert Birsel; Editing by Clarence Fernandez).