In the center of Thailand’s capital powerful explosion – RBC

Place a bomb in Bangkok

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In the Thai capital on one of the busiest intersections powerful explosion occurred. A bomb exploded. Killing at least 27 people, 10 men and 17 women, including three foreigners, two Chinese nationals and one citizen of the Philippines. It is reported by Reuters, citing the police.

«I can confirm that this It was a bomb. We can not say what kind, “- AFP quoted a police spokesman.

It was also reported that 20 people were wounded. Most of the victims – the tourists from China and Taiwan.

The bomb exploded near Eravanskogo sanctuary around 19:00 local time. This place is located next to a large shopping center.

According to the Government, after the explosion at the site has found at least two similar devices.

As the newspaper writes The Nation with reference to the police, a bomb exploded in was 5 kg of TNT. According to a source publication, it was hidden under a bench in the street. The radius of the blast wave reached 40 meters.

Первая exploded a bomb was on a motorcycle, reported Reuters.

According to the Twitter group at par onterov Rescue Service of Thailand, the police blocked Approaches to the scene. Explosion damaged more than 30 cars.

Thai correspondent channel ONE published a video from surveillance cameras, which recorded an explosion in downtown Bangkok. The video shows pedestrians walking along the street. Then, visible big orange flash when it is scattered, passers-by running in the opposite direction of its source.

So far no organization has claimed responsibility for the blast.