Several foreigners were injured and rushed to hospitals.Īnother bomb was found and disposed of without incident at Suan Lum Night Bazaar, another late-night venue for tourists.Ī possible bomb was investigated at Buddy Bar, a popular music venue on Khaosan Road. Police said the bomb was hidden in a tire at the pier.Ī second bomb exploded in a telephone booth near a pedestrian bridge at CentralWorld, where thousands of people had gathered earlier in the evening for a countdown party and had been urged by authorities to leave the area and go home. The foreign tourists were having dinner at the restaurant. One of the foreigners had her legs amputated by the blast, according to television and local newspaper reports. Three foreigners and two Thais were injured. ![]() ![]() The first bomb exploded at a seafood restaurant on the Saen Saeb Canal near Pratunam Pier just seconds after midnight. More bombs went off just after midnight (0500 GMT) on New Year's Day in Bangkok, injuring eight people near a shopping mall where hours before a New Year's Eve countdown was cancelled due to a string of six bombings earlier in the evening.
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