A bomb has exploded at a Hindu shrine in central Bangkok, killing at least 18 people and wounding scores more.
Body parts and mangled scooters were scattered across the street after the explosion at about 7pm local time (12noon GMT) at the Erawan shrine in the central Chidlom district of the Thai capital.
At least 10 Thais, one Chinese and one Filipino citizen are among the 18 dead, according to the national police chief Somyot Poompanmuang, who called the perpetrators of the attack “cruel” for targeting a religious shrine at a busy period