The Thai government has vowed to “hunt down” those responsible for a rush hour bombing in the capital Bangkok.
The explosion happened close to the popular Erawan Shrine#, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 120 others.
Foreign tourists are among the casualties.
In a statement Thailand’s national police chief Somyot Poompummuang, said the blast radius of the bomb was about 100 metres and experts estimate the device weighed about 3 kg.
“body parts strewn across the street”
Witnesses have described graphic scenes of the carnage after the explosion with body parts scattered everywhere. A local taxi driver described hearing the blast. he said, “ My heart was beating fast but I wasn’t afraid so I came to see. I saw wounded people with arms ripped off from the shoulder, another’s leg was torn off. I helped carry them into the hospital,” said Sithit Manukham.
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