Explosion in Bangkok

[Forky123]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33963280

[Up2U]

The location is the Erawan shrine with deaths and damage to the shrine. Can follow tweets on twitter.

[Up2U]

Scores killed, hurt as bomb blast rocks Bangkok tourist attraction

An explosion near BangkokтАЩs popular Erawan Shrine has left several people dead and scores injured Monday.

Published: 17/08/2015 at 07:46 PM
http://m.bangkokpost.com/latestnews/658688

[Up2U]

The Skywalk is closed but the Skytrain operates normally. Thai TV reports 15 dead and 80 injured.

[cdnmatt]

If anyone wants, it's here:

[youtube:2zq13ozn]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omu88LFmPGY[/youtube:2zq13ozn]

[ainamor]

If anyone wants, it's here:

That has nothing today with today, it is from January 2014.
Maybe you should check before posting rubbish.

[cdnmatt]

Whoops, sorry about that, my fault. Here's a legit one.

[youtube:2766kcz3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkwxYkfpgqg[/youtube:2766kcz3]

And our trusty farangs are up hopping, and already on the scene:

[youtube:2766kcz3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51IYL23qIOo[/youtube:2766kcz3]

[Up2U]

Explosion near shrine in busy shopping area of Bangkok, at least 15 killed: Reports

BANGKOK - A powerful bomb exploded during rush hour right outside the famed Erawan Shrine next to the Grand Hyatt hotel in downtown Bangkok on Monday, killing at least 15 people in the most severe single incident of this kind to hit Bangkok in recent memory.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asi ... s-seen-afp (http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/explosion-rocks-bangkok-commercial-hub-casualties-seen-afp)

[paperboy]

wow, so sad, im sure this will affect turisum just like Tunisa last month.
I hope not
im for 1 still going back

[Up2U]

Explosion near shrine in busy shopping area of Bangkok, at least 15 killed: Reports

BANGKOK - A powerful bomb exploded during rush hour right outside the famed Erawan Shrine next to the Grand Hyatt hotel in downtown Bangkok on Monday, killing at least 15 people in the most severe single incident of this kind to hit Bangkok in recent memory.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asi ... s-seen-afp (http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/explosion-rocks-bangkok-commercial-hub-casualties-seen-afp)
Update: http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asi ... s-seen-afp (http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/explosion-rocks-bangkok-commercial-hub-casualties-seen-afp)

[Smiles]

wow, so sad, im sure this will affect (tourism) just like Tunisa last month.
Unfortunately I tend to agree. 15 dead by an indiscriminate bombing in the very centre of Bangkok's tourist and high end shopping district could well be the camel's back breaking.
A post on another subject was discussing this very low Thailand tourist season (even for the 'regular' low season). Can't see it getting much better after this.

Oops, newest link above (StraitsTimes) in Up2u's post puts the death toll now at 27. One can only hope the number is wrong (the fog of immediacy and all that), but, a bomb is a bomb and associated horror is horror.
Vicious murderous bastards ...

[Forky123]

The big problem will come if foreign governments issue travel warnings that invalidate your travel insurance. Personally, I have no intention of letting terrorists dictate where I holiday but, if I can't get insurance cover, it may be taken out of my hands.

[newalaan2]

The big problem will come if foreign governments issue travel warnings that invalidate your travel insurance I would guess that it all depends who is responsible for this awful carnage, but yes a negative response from foreign governments will certainly pile on even more misery to ordinary Thais who rely on tourists/visitors for a living. I think I would still travel without the backup of travel insurance and just rely on sheer good luck and credit card(s) with the largest limit in case of emergencies (the normal one's like accidents etc...) As for the specific targeting of foreigners, there is still so much to do and so many places to visit outwith the normal tourist/foreigner areas. I still have a few weeks until my next visit so, like many, i'll be keen to see what happens next.

[Up2U]

Thai TV is now reporting 22 dead and 123 injured.

[Up2U]

Bangkok bomb: Attack aimed to kill foreigners - Thai minister

46 minutes ago
From the section Asia

Thailand's defence minister has said those who planted a bomb at a Bangkok shrine deliberately targeted foreigners to harm tourism and the economy... (read more)....
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-3396 ... witterasia (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33969621?OCID=twitterasia)

[lukylok]

Reactions : everybody thought of impact on tourism or their next Holiday.....
Not a thought for the dead or worse the maimed and injured...... ?

[Up2U]

Bangkok blast: Suspect believed to be from group based in heartland of Red Shirt movement
August 18, 2015

BANGKOK (AFP, REUTERS) - ThailandтАЩs junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha on Tuesday said authorities are hunting a тАЬsuspectтАЭ seen on CCTV footage near the scene of a bombing that claimed at least 21 lives in Bangkok and wounded more than 120.... (read more).....
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asi ... -pm-prayut (http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/bangkok-blast-attack-is-most-significant-assault-on-thailand-says-pm-prayut)

[Up2U]

Reactions : everybody thought of impact on tourism or their next Holiday.....
Not a thought for the dead or worse the maimed and injured...... ?
RIP.... Khaosod English
18 August 2015

Bangkok Shrine Bombing: Those Who Died

Seven members of a Malaysian family on holiday visited the Erawan Shrine on Monday evening. Five died in the attack. Earlier this photo was taken of them eating in Bangkok with a local guide. Neoh Ee Ling, second from left, and her father Neoh Hock Guan, third from right, were the only two to survive. Ee Ling's young daughter and husband died, as did Hock Guan's wife. Photo: Sin Chew Daily

BANGKOK тАФ Terror was unleashed on an unprecedented scale in Bangkok last night as an explosion, clearly intended to inflict maximum carnage, tore through a tourist site important for both secular and sacred reasons, turning Monday eveningтАЩs usual bustle into a horror of blood and human remains..... (read more)....
http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.ph ... 6&section= (http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1439907676&typecate=06&section=)

Reactions : everybody thought of impact on tourism or their next Holiday.....
Not a thought for the dead or worse the maimed and injured...... ?I stood about wringing my hands

http://notthenation.com/2015/08/prayuth ... pressions/ (http://notthenation.com/2015/08/prayuth-orders-deployment-of-concerned-facial-expressions/)

[Oliver]

The Junta, following their spiritual leader in Egypt, will undoubtedly use this atrocity-whoever is responsible- further to degrade democracy in Thailand.

You couldn't make this up:

"Police investigators, especially the national police chiefs should watch this series. They will get tips, ideas and insights for their case," Gen Prayut, known for his passion for music and film, told reporters.

Link URL: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... wers-on-tv (http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/662180/blast-has-premier-looking-for-answers-on-tv)

[Oliver]

Military dictators have never been known for their collective intellect....

[Up2U]

Khaosod English
20 August 2015
Leaked Police Report Tracks Lead Suspect Before, After Bombing(pics)

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.ph ... 6&section= (http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1440071462&typecate=06&section=)