2015 Bangkok bombing
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Part of Terrorism in Thailand | |
Location | Ratchaprasong intersection, Bangkok, Thailand |
Date | 17 August 2015 (2015-08-17) 18:55 ICT (UTC+07:00) |
Attack type | Mass murder, bombing |
Weapon | TNT |
Deaths | 20[1] |
Injured | 125[1] |
Victims | Thai nationals, foreign tourists |
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On 17 August 2015, a bombing took place inside the Erawan Shrine at the Ratchaprasong intersection in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand,[2][3] killing 20 people and injuring 125.[1] Thai police were reported to have arrested two suspects, the second of whom confessed to having been the bomber. He later retracted his confession.