2015 Bangkok bombing

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2015 Bangkok bombing
Part of Terrorism in Thailand
Erawan Shrine after the explosion
2015 Bangkok bombing is located in Bangkok
2015 Bangkok bombing
2015 Bangkok bombing (Bangkok)
LocationRatchaprasong intersection, Bangkok, Thailand
Date17 August 2015 (2015-08-17)
18:55 ICT (UTC+07:00)
Attack type
Mass murder, bombing
WeaponTNT
Deaths20[1]
Injured125[1]
VictimsThai nationals, foreign tourists
PerpetratorsGrey Wolves (suspected)

On 17 August 2015, a bombing took place inside the Erawan Shrine at the Ratchaprasong intersection in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand,[2][3] killing 20 people and injuring 125.[1] Thai police were reported to have arrested two suspects, the second of whom confessed to having been the bomber. He later retracted his confession.

  1. ^ a b c "Bomb toll revised: 20 dead, 125 injured". Security. Bangkok Post. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Bangkok bomb: CCTV video shows man leave backpack". Asia. BBC News. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Bomb Blast in Central Bangkok Kills at Least 15". Sky News. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.