Bomb at Bangkok hospital wounds 24

No claim of responsibility for the blast yet


Reuters May 22, 2017
Thai military personnel work with a detection dog on the Bangkok Skywalk. PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK: A bomb blast at a hospital in the Thai capital, Bangkok, wounded 24 people on Monday, on the third anniversary of a 2014 military coup.

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There was no claim of responsibility for the blast at the Phramongkutklao Hospital, which is popular with retired military officers.

"It was a bomb. We found the pieces that were used to make the bomb," Kamthorn Aucharoen, commander of the police's explosive ordnance team, told Reuters. "Right now, authorities are checking out closed circuit cameras."

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Government spokesperson Sansern Kaewkamnerd said 24 people had been wounded.

This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly. 

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