Death toll rises to 20 in Bangkok blast

Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-8-18 11:20:50

The death toll in a Bangkok explosion on Monday night has been revised to 20, assistant national police chief Prawut Thawornsiri said Tuesday.

Another 125 were injured in the blast that rocked Erawan Shrine at Ratchaprasong intersection, a popular tourist destination in downtown Bangkok, at about 7 p.m. local time, Prawut was quoted by Bangkok Post as saying.

Three Chinese nationals were among the killed, with more than 20 others sustaining injuries, the Chinese Embassy in Thailand said Tuesday.


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