• Thai soldiers inspect the scene after a bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok late on August 17, 2015 killing at least 10 people and wounding scores more. Body parts were scattered across the street after the explosion outside the Erawan Shrine in the downtown Chidlom district of the Thai capital. AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL
    Thai soldiers inspect the scene after a bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok late on August 17, 2015 killing at least 10 people and wounding scores more. Body parts were scattered across the street after the explosion outside the Erawan Shrine in the downtown Chidlom district of the Thai capital. AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL
  • Motorcycles lay on the street at the scene of a bomb attack near Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok, Thailand, on August 17. 2015. An explosion in a busy commercial district in the Thai capital killed at least 10 people. Witnesses said the blast happened at the Rajprasong intersection, a business area famous among tourists and locals for a revered Hindu shrine. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA
    Motorcycles lay on the street at the scene of a bomb attack near Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok, Thailand, on August 17. 2015. An explosion in a busy commercial district in the Thai capital killed at least 10 people. Witnesses said the blast happened at the Rajprasong intersection, a business area famous among tourists and locals for a revered Hindu shrine. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA
  • Motorcycles are strewn about after an explosion in Bangkok on August 17, 2015. The blast rocked a central intersection in the Thai capital during the evening rush hour, killing a number of people and injuring others, police said. Jerry Harmer / AP photo
    Motorcycles are strewn about after an explosion in Bangkok on August 17, 2015. The blast rocked a central intersection in the Thai capital during the evening rush hour, killing a number of people and injuring others, police said. Jerry Harmer / AP photo
  • Thai soldiers and police stand guard after a bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok, on August 17, 2015, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens of others. Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP photo
    Thai soldiers and police stand guard after a bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok, on August 17, 2015, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens of others. Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP photo
  • Police chief Somyot Poompanmoung speaks to the press on August 17, 2015, in Bangkok, Thailand, at the scene of a bomb explosion in central Bangkok. Nicolas Axelrod / Getty Images
    Police chief Somyot Poompanmoung speaks to the press on August 17, 2015, in Bangkok, Thailand, at the scene of a bomb explosion in central Bangkok. Nicolas Axelrod / Getty Images
  • Motorcycles lay on the street at the scene of a bomb attack near Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok, Thailand, on 17 August 2015. Witnesses said the explosion happened at the Rajprasong intersection, a business area famous among tourists and locals for a revered Hindu shrine. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA
    Motorcycles lay on the street at the scene of a bomb attack near Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok, Thailand, on 17 August 2015. Witnesses said the explosion happened at the Rajprasong intersection, a business area famous among tourists and locals for a revered Hindu shrine. Ritchie B Tongo / EPA
  • Emergency personnel work at the scene after an explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 17, 2015. The blast rocked a central intersection oin the capital of Bangkok during the evening rush hour, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others, police said. Sackchai Lalit / AP photo
    Emergency personnel work at the scene after an explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 17, 2015. The blast rocked a central intersection oin the capital of Bangkok during the evening rush hour, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others, police said. Sackchai Lalit / AP photo
  • Rescue workers near the scene of an explosion on August 17, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. A large explosion believed to be from a bomb has happened in central Bangkok this evening with early reports suggesting 12 people have died and at least 20 more have been injured. (Photo by Nicolas Axelrod/Getty Images)
    Rescue workers near the scene of an explosion on August 17, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. A large explosion believed to be from a bomb has happened in central Bangkok this evening with early reports suggesting 12 people have died and at least 20 more have been injured. (Photo by Nicolas Axelrod/Getty Images)
  • Destroyed motorbikes litter a site near a religious shrine in central Bangkok, where a bomb exploded late on August 17, 2015. Aidan Jones / AFP photo
    Destroyed motorbikes litter a site near a religious shrine in central Bangkok, where a bomb exploded late on August 17, 2015. Aidan Jones / AFP photo
  • Officials close off an intersection after an explosion in central Bangkok on August 17, 2015. Sackchai Lalit / AP photo
    Officials close off an intersection after an explosion in central Bangkok on August 17, 2015. Sackchai Lalit / AP photo
  • Thai soldiers inspect the scene after a bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok late on August 17, 2015, killing at least 10 people and wounding scores more. Body parts were scattered across the street outside the Erawan Shrine in the downtown Chidlom district of the Thai capital, where the blast occurred. Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP photo
    Thai soldiers inspect the scene after a bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok late on August 17, 2015, killing at least 10 people and wounding scores more. Body parts were scattered across the street outside the Erawan Shrine in the downtown Chidlom district of the Thai capital, where the blast occurred. Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP photo

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Bomb explodes in Thai capital of Bangkok — in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

August 17, 2015

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