Bangkok bomb: Explosion close to Erawan shrine kills at least 12 people - latest updates

Telegraph ^ | 17 Aug 2015 | Raziye Akkoc, and James Rothwell

[TigerLikesRooster]

Bangkok bomb: Explosion close to Erawan shrine kills at least 12 people - latest updates

Reports of several injuries and 12 reportedly killed after a bomb exploded at the Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok. Follow the latest developments here

By Raziye Akkoc, and James Rothwell

2:15PM BST 17 Aug 2015

• A bomb exploded on Monday in central Bangkok

• Local media say 12 dead, 25 wounded

• Motorcycle bomb, police say

• The explosion was near the important Erawan shrine

[rjsimmon]

Who knew the Amish had such world-wide reach?

[PROCON]

I'm channel hopping and see CNN is just flat out confused and stuned on who might be responsible for the bomb.

Morons.

[PapaBear3625]

Thailand has a big problem with Muslims in its southern areas, which border Muslim Malaysia. There’s some offshore oil there, which Malaysia probably wants.

[PghBaldy]

Thailand has had problem for years, especially in the South, IIRC?

[ViLaLuz]

Thailand?

[theDentist]

Bangkok?

I expect Obama will issue a statement that it’s a home-grown terrorist, and not Islamic.
No one would have asked him, but he’s just trying to be fair.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Thank you President Obama.

Maybe Thailands government needs to be replaced.

[demshateGod]

I was thinking there must be a lost tribe of Amish in SE Asia; kind of like the Mennonites in Belize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonites_in_Belize

[demshateGod]

Or he won’t say a word and the press won’t press him on it.

[El Cid]

I expect Obama will issue a statement that it’s a home-grown terrorist, and not Islamic.

There is a lot of tea in that part of the world.
I expect him to blame the Tea Party.

[McGruff]

Bomb Blast In Bangkok Kills 'At Least 27'

Short bomb blast video at link.

[edpc]

Bangkok, Oriental setting
And the city don't know what the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks TigerLikesRooster.

[tcrlaf]

Thai PM says government setting up a War Room - country in what amounts to a state of war

[Chickensoup]

Thai PM says government setting up a War Room - country in what amounts to a state of war

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Same as the US did after 9/11

[PGR88]

Same as the US did after 9/11

So their PM is going to come out and declare Islam a religion of peace? And import a couple million of the lowest, least educated from the Muslim world? That was pretty much the USA's response...

[LeoWindhorse]

I have been there many times . Breaks my heart .
A totally non political peaceful , joyous place .

[unsycophant]

It depends on whether an aide can get word to him on the golf course. Or not.

[Chickensoup]

So their PM is going to come out and declare Islam a religion of peace? And import a couple million of the lowest, least educated from the Muslim world? That was pretty much the USA’s response...

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Sickening, isn’t it?