Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Thai media reports that at least 27 people were killed and more than 100 were injured by a bomb that exploded in busy downtown Bangkok today. The bomb was placed inside a historic Hindu shrine popular with Chinese tourists. More from the New York Times:
The police discovered at least two additional unexploded bombs inside the shrine and said other bombs may have been placed in the area, yelling at bystanders: “Get out! Get out!” The blast occurred at the Erawan Shrine, an important tourist attraction in the city’s main shopping area. Debris and at least five motorcycles were scattered in the intersection near the shrine as dozens of emergency vehicles arrived on the scene. Bloodstains smattered a nearby shopping mall, an indication of the force of the blast. Some news accounts said an explosive device had detonated on one of the wrecked motorcycles, which was on fire, but the force of the shrine bomb may have caused the motorcycle to appear to have detonated as well. The head of Thailand’s national police force, Somyot Poompanmoung, said on television that the detonated bomb had been placed in the shrine. “It was not a car bomb,” he said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, which appeared to be the worst by far in a series of explosions that have occasionally disrupted Bangkok since the Thai military seized power in a May 2014 coup. Mr. Somyot said that whoever was responsible knew there would be innocent victims at a busy time for the shrine, describing the attack as “vicious and ruthless.”