A day after Bangkok’s deadly bomb attack that killed 27 and injured 123 others, Thailand police reported a second explosion in the capital, this time at a ferry pier but with no injuries.
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Twenty-two people were killed and 123 injured in yesterday’s blast at the Ratchaprasong intersection.
Police investigate the scene after an explosion in Bangkok, Monday, August 17, 2015.
Video shows a device landing in the river near the pier, sending water shooting into the air as tourists scramble to get out of the way.
The unidentified man threw the explosive near a busy pier on the city’s Chao Phraya river and it landed in a canal, said Colonel Natakit Siriwongtawan, deputy police chief of Klongsan district. It’s also a major touriststop, especially for Chinese tour groups.
The luxury Shangri-La hotel, the Mandarin Oriental and the French embassy are close to Saphan Taksin station.
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Reports indicate the explosive device was a hand grenade.
