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Bangkok Shrine Explosion 'Worst Incident Ever' - Thai Prime Minister

© REUTERS / Athit PerawongmethaExperts investigate the Erawan shrine at the site of a deadly blast in central Bangkok, Thailand, August 18, 2015
Experts investigate the Erawan shrine at the site of a deadly blast in central Bangkok, Thailand, August 18, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha described Tuesday the recent attack on a shrine in Bangkok was the worst ever attack to happen in the country.

A Thai soldier ropes off the scene after a bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok - Sputnik International
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Big Bang in Bangkok: Unprecedented Act of Violence in City’s Center
MOSCOW (Sputnik) On Monday night, a bomb went off in the center of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, killing 27 people, including eight foreigners, and wounding over 100.

"This is the worst incident that has ever happened in Thailand. There have been minor bombs or just noise, but this time they aim for innocent lives. They want to destroy our economy, our tourism," Prayut was quoted as saying by the BBC.

Prayut added that police were investigating a suspect caught on security footage at the shrine, where a so-called "pipe bomb" had been planted, the broadcaster reported.

The explosion went off near the Erawan Shrine at about 7:00 p.m. local time (12:00 GMT), a major tourist attraction, when the shrine and the adjacent Ratchaprasong junction were very crowded.

No terrorist group as yet has come forward to claim responsibility for the attack.

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