Bomb blast outside temple of Lord Brahma in Bangkok leaves at least 27 dead

The Erawan Shrine of Lord Brahma in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, is a major tourist attraction and a powerful bomb blast near this temple has left at least 27 dead and more than 100 injured. The temple is located in a crowded business district and surrounded by three major shopping malls.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 18 August 2015.

There are four foreigners who died in the twin blasts, two of them have been identified as Chinese and a Philipino. There are 117 others injured and the death toll could increase because of the large number of injured.
The Erawan Shrine is situated in downtown Chidlom district and is on a main road through the commercial hub of Bangkok. The first explosion was from an improvised explosive device that was fastened to a utility pole in front of the temple at the Ratchaprasong intersection. Immediately after that detonation, there was a motorbike bomb blast that resulted in two nearby taxis to explode.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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