曼谷发生爆炸已造成至少21人死亡，死者包含中国人

　　泰国曼谷发生爆炸目前已造成包括3名中国人在内的21人死亡120余人受伤，泰国防部长称此次爆炸主要针对外国人为目标以打击泰旅游及经济。具体请看转自BBC的详析报道。

　　18 August 2015 From the section Asia

　　Thailand's defence minister has said those who planted a bomb at a Bangkokshrine deliberately targeted foreigners to harm tourism and the economy.

　　Prawit Wongsuwan vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of the attack in thecapital, which killed at least 21 people and injured more than 120.

　　The Erawan Shrine is a major tourist attraction and foreigners are amongthe casualties.

　　The attack has not been claimed and it is unclear who would target thesite.

　　The bomb was detonated at about 19:00 local time (12:00 GMT) onThursday.

　　The Hindu shrine, and the busy Ratchaprasong junction where it is located,were crowded when the explosion occurred

　　Mr Wongsuwon told reporters that the bombers had "targeted foreigners... todamage tourism and the economy".

　　"We will hunt them down," Reuters quoted him as saying.

　　Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said the government was setting up a "warroom" to co-ordinate its response, according to the Nation TV channel.

　　National police chief Somyot Poompummuang described the device as a "pipebomb" and said it had been placed inside the shrine. Reports said 3kg of TNT hadbeen used in the bomb.

　　"Whoever planted this bomb is cruel and aimed to kill. Planting a bombthere means they want to see a lot of people dead," he said.

　　Officials said 10 Thais had been confirmed dead, along with two Chinese andone Filipino. Thai police said 123 people had been injured.

　　Jonathan Head BBC News, Bangkok: "Who is behind this attack?"

　　It is a shocking atmosphere in Bangkok. The police have left the scene andgathered what evidence they can, but people here can't remember anything of thisscale happening before.

　　Bangkok is now sitting back and wondering who could possibly have carriedout this act and what their motives could have been.

　　There is no shortage of potential suspects - people might wonder if it wasthe Muslim insurgency fighting for an independent state in the deep south. Lotsof bombs go off there but, the insurgents have never perpetrated an attackoutside their own area, so this would be an entire change in tactics.

　　People also look at the recent political violence and wonder if factionswho lost out might have been involved.

　　It will be some time before the government gives some idea of what weshould be looking for.

　　The BBC's Jonathan Head, who was one of the first journalists at the scene,said it was a chaotic sight, with body parts scattered everywhere.

　　Marko Cunningham, a New Zealand paramedic working with a Bangkok ambulanceservice, said the scene was "like a meat market".

　　"There were bodies everywhere. Some were shredded. It was horrific," hetold the Reuters news agency.

　　The shrine is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma, but is also visited bythousands of Buddhists each day.

　　It sits between a five-star hotel and a popular shopping centre on theRatchaprasong intersection, which has been the centre of politicaldemonstrations in recent years.

　　Bangkok has seen a decade of sometimes violent rivalry between politicalfactions.

　　The military took over the country in May last year, removing an electedgovernment following months of unrest. The capital has been relatively calmsince then.