According to police a bomb made from a pipe wrapped in cloth exploded at the Erawan shrine in Chidlom, an upmarket district of the Thai capital, as it was packed with tourists and locals.
So far the death toll includes 10 Thais, one Chinese and one Filipino. The nationality of the other people killed in the attack is not yet clear.
According to the local authorities,a 31-year-old Japanese man was in critical condition Monday with internal organ damage following the bomb blast.The hospital has reported that Kota Ando, from Kanagawa Prefecture, underwent emergency surgery but his internal organs were damaged.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Thai deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwon told reporters: “We are not sure if it is politically motivated, but they aim to harm our economy and we will hunt them down.”
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