Bangkok blasts

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Two persons were killed and 36 others injured in Sunday’s blasts, the bomb explodes in the capital. New Year’s activities were all called off in bang Kong and the northern city of Chiang Mai after six explosions. Australia issued a warning for thailand after the bombings. No Australian was among the dead while nine foreigners were reported dead.Six near-simultaneous bombs at various points across the capital in the early evening were followed by three explosions shortly before midnight at Central World Plaza, a chic shopping mall with designer stores popular with expatriates. The location was close to where the main countdown celebration for New Year had been due to take place before officials called it off.

 

The injured Britons were named as Alistair Graham, 47, and Paul Hewitt, 55. Mr Hewitt told the Guardian he had been hailing a taxi when an explosion ripped across the street. "There was a huge flash and then I saw blood pouring out of my arm," he said. "Funnily enough I didn't feel anything." Neither was seriously hurt. The other injured foreigners were a Hungarian, an American and two Serbs.

 

 At least five of the first six bombs were detonated by timers within a 15-minute period in areas of the city not normally frequented by foreigners. The bombs, some stuffed with nails, wounded about 20 people seriously while the rest returned home after treatment at hospitals, said the health minister, Mongkol Na Songkhla.

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