We began in thailand where its daybreak. The government promising to do all it can to find those responsible for the deadly bombing. 19 were killed, more than 100 injured. The blast occurred near a hindu shrine, one of the popular tourist sections. Veronica pedrosa has more from bangkok. With the fire from the explosion still burning, there was a separate race to reach survivors, as the Emergency Services moved, police tried to secure the area. A bomb exploded minutes before. And Closedcircuit Television shows the moment fear struck in the heart of bangkok, with people running for their live. The bomb went off close to the hindu shrine. Twisted metal and debris strewn across the street. Several foreigners among those known to have died. I rushed to the scene after i heard the explosion. It destroyed motorbikes and body parts around. Reporter survivors were rushed to hospital. Government Officials Say those behind the attack were trying to destroy thailands economy and tourism industry.
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Y. Y. Y. Authorities are trying to find a man behind a deadly bombing in bangkok popular with tourists. Police released the video, showing a man wearing a yellow tee shirt. He was seen with a backpack and without it. Officials are trying to urge be the public to stay calm. Picking up the pieces, this is a shopping district in bangkok that has seen dramatic political conflict several times before, but nothing like this. Dozens of people were killed here on monday, among them victims from malaysia, china, hong kong and singapore. Many more were injured. It was an attack apparently designed to kill as many people as possible at a high profile target, the shrine. The government acting urgently to restore a sense of security from the public and millions of tourists. In our country, there are individuals or groups of individuals who are seeking to destroy the country. The on going attempts at destruction might go politically
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