Explosion rocks central Bangkok, casualties seen

[Stooky]

A bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok late on Monday, killing at least two people and wounding scores more, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.

Body parts were scattered across the street after the bomb went off outside the Erawan Shrine in the downtown Chidlom district of the Thai capital.

"I can confirm it was a bomb, we can't tell which kind yet, we are checking," national police spokesman Lietenant General Prawut Thavornsiri told AFP.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/11807583/Explosion-rocks-Bangkok-close-to-Erawan-shrine-with-reports-of-casualties-live.html

Update: A bomb blast in a busy tourist area of Bangkok has left 12 dead, injuring at least 20.

The blast took place just after 7pm local time, with emergency services racing to the scene.

Images shared on social media have shown destruction of the surrounding area, and bodies lying dead in the street.

The explosion, in the Rachaprasong intersection of central Bangkok, was confirmed by local police to be set off by a bomb.

Eyewitnesses say that bodies in the streets are being covered with white sheets as police investigate the area.

Edited August 17, 2015 by Stooky

[Mockngbrd]

fugged up

https://www.facebook.com/KlumXasaKuChiphKuphayThailand/videos/923690194356664/

[Othello]

i think this belongs to the farker !!!

 

 

 

 

 

Hopefully casualties can be kept to the minimum ...... *sigh*

 

 

Edited August 17, 2015 by Othello

[Mockngbrd]

 

A powerful bomb exploded during rush hour right outside the famed Erawan Shrine next to the Grand Hyatt in downtown Bangkok, killing at least 12 in the most severe single incident of this kind to hit Bangkok in recent memory.

The Straits Times, visiting the scene at the Ratchaprasong intersection, saw at least six motorbikes lying around a crater.

A body severed in half was also seen lying on the sidewalk 30m from the explosion site. Body parts were scattered across the street.

There are unconfirmed reports of a second bomb near the explosion site reportedly being deactivated by a bomb squad.

The police say there is or may be another bomb on one of the motorcycles.

The bomb also wounded scores of people, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.

The police and a rescue worker said that at least 12 people were killed. The media also said 20 people were wounded.

The bomb went off outside the Erawan Shrine in the downtown Chidlom district of the Thai capital.

"I can confirm it was a bomb, we can't tell which kind yet, we are checking," national police spokesman Lieutenant-General Prawut Thavornsiri told AFP.

The police and ambulances rushed to the scene after the bomb went off at around 7pm local time.

A BBC journalist at the scene has said there is a huge amount of chaos.

He added that he has been massive damage and a crater - indicating a bomb, which is rare for the city.

He says people around the shrine were hit by the full force of the blast.

The Erawan is an enormously popular shrine to the Hindu god Brahma, but is visited by thousands of Buddhist devotees every day.

It is located on a main road through Bangkok's commercial hub and is surrounded by three major shopping malls. It is also next to a five-star hotel.

The BBC correspondent says people in the shrine were hit by the full force of the blast.

He also described burnt motorbikes on the main road.

The Ratchaprasong intersection has been the centre of political demonstrations in recent years. It is in the heart of downtown Bangkok's upscale retail and office district.

This story is developing...

[Jamesc]

I was in Bangkok so many time when there were riots and

 

bombs going off on the streets.

 

If there are anyone in Bangkok now, please be safe

 

and take refuge in the massage places like I did

 

That's the safest place and no one bombs those places.

 

[RadX]

they are killing their own tourism industry....

[RH1667]

12 death confirmed .

RIP

12 death confirmed .

RIP

[Vegas]

I was in Bangkok so many time when there were riots and

 

bombs going off on the streets.

 

If there are anyone in Bangkok now, please be safe

 

and take refuge in the massage places like I did

 

That's the safest place and no one bombs those places.

 

healthland or the lord?

[Shull]

they are killing their own tourism industry....

 

Dunno yet whether it's the red vs yellow movement or the separatist movement down south..

Edited August 17, 2015 by Shull

[Shibadog]

 

Dunno yet whether it's the red vs yellow movement or the separatist movement down south..

 

 

seeing that a religious site was bombed..... most guesses would be the separatists

 

 

 

unless the intended target was the nearby police station but suay suay kena accidental discharge at the actual site.

[Mockngbrd]

I was in Bangkok so many time when there were riots and

 

bombs going off on the streets.

 

If there are anyone in Bangkok now, please be safe

 

and take refuge in the massage places like I did

 

That's the safest place and no one bombs those places.

 

i heard this one not bad

 

[Atonchia]

politically motivated?

Why kill innocent people...

RIP to those killed

[Count-Bracula]

What is the world coming too? Why can't we live in peace and harmony? You better believe in karma you bunch of sickos! RIP to those who perished.

[Camrysfa]

#onenews pic.twitter.com/qGCqoKpEpM

[Ingenius]

We must the more appreciate and be grateful for our relatively much safer society.

[Kiadaw]

Only a request, can people at least give some graphical content warnings.

 

Some images are hard to erase.

[Vid]

[Kerwen]

was in bkk last month ... heng come back liao