http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33963280?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central
Heres a link to the explosion
BBC is on the scene
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whatisthisasheep
624 Posts
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33963280?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central Heres a link to the explosion BBC is on the scene | ||
HammerKick
France6190 Posts
If it's a terrorist attack, this is scary. | ||
Taf the Ghost
United States11751 Posts
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Half the Sky
Germany9029 Posts
Attack took place near a Buddhist shrine and apparently Islamic-terrorism-based attacks are in further south. I did read about the political turmoil of the last year but we'll have to see if it's religiously or politically motivated. Although this conflicting report linked from the BBC says there was an IED was planted inside the shrine. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/658688/15-killed-80-hurt-as-bomb-blast-rocks-bangkok-tourist-attraction Police said the IED that exploded inside the shrine area was composed of three kilogrammes of TNT stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 metres. Holy shit. >_< Horrifying. | ||
{CC}StealthBlue
United States41085 Posts
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Gorsameth
Netherlands20756 Posts
On August 18 2015 00:17 HammerKick wrote: Oh god. If it's a terrorist attack, this is scary. How would this not be a terrorist attack? | ||
Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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Redox
Germany24792 Posts
On August 18 2015 06:43 Dangermousecatdog wrote: It very much depends on your definition of terrorist attack. Not really, bomb exploding at public place with many casualties should fulfil any common definition. | ||
Veldril
Thailand1817 Posts
- The explosion occurred near the Erawan Shrine (a Brahmin shrine), which consider one of the holy site in Bangkok. - The bomb was planted in a bag and left on the bench next to the shrine. - Death toll is revised to 20 people with 125 injured currently. - Police and military still not rule out both the Insurgency/terrorists from Southern Thailand and Politic as motives. - This is the third and larges bomb that went off after the last year coup. The first one was at the BTS station in front of the most popular shopping mall in Bangkok (Siam Paragon). The second one was at the criminal court that was used for the ruling that involved politicians (bomber was caught). Personal opinion: Things kinda are hectic right now with a lot of government buildings being closed today due to security concerns. People with different political ideologies pointing fingers at others groups does not help either. If this is the political charged terrorism (although I am still skeptic about it being the reason), then it kinda accomplish the job at riling up people after things seem to settle down, at least on the surface. | ||
JieXian
Malaysia4677 Posts
On August 18 2015 12:41 Veldril wrote: Some summary on the news so far (from local newspaper): - The explosion occurred near the Erawan Shrine (a Brahmin shrine), which consider one of the holy site in Bangkok. - The bomb was planted in a bag and left on the bench next to the shrine. - Death toll is revised to 20 people with 125 injured currently. - Police and military still not rule out both the Insurgency/terrorists from Southern Thailand and Politic as motives. - This is the third and larges bomb that went off after the last year coup. The first one was at the BTS station in front of the most popular shopping mall in Bangkok (Siam Paragon). The second one was at the criminal court that was used for the ruling that involved politicians (bomber was caught). Personal opinion: Things kinda are hectic right now with a lot of government buildings being closed today due to security concerns. People with different political ideologies pointing fingers at others groups does not help either. If this is the political charged terrorism (although I am still skeptic about it being the reason), then it kinda accomplish the job at riling up people after things seem to settle down, at least on the surface. So what do you think it is? | ||
Tien Vu
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meegrean
Thailand7699 Posts
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
On August 18 2015 06:56 Redox wrote: Show nested quote + On August 18 2015 06:43 Dangermousecatdog wrote: It very much depends on your definition of terrorist attack. Not really, bomb exploding at public place with many casualties should fulfil any common definition. Your mistake is assuming there is in fact a common definition of terrorist attack, or even or terrorism. I remember a period of time before 2001 when your definition wasn't called a terrorist attack. It was simply called an attack. A bombing. A horrible event. Calling it a terrorist attack is simply assuming a specific set of political motivation which as yet hasn't been confirmed. | ||
xtorn
4060 Posts
There were reports of a second blast just hours later, with an explosive device said to have been thrown from a bridge near a railway station in the capital, AFP reported, citing police sources. An officer at Yanawa police station said the alleged incident took place near the Saphan Taksin BTS skytrain station. Source | ||
{CC}StealthBlue
United States41085 Posts
Thai police were hunting Tuesday for a man seen in security footage wearing a yellow T-shirt and carrying a backpack who they believe was responsible for a devastating bombing at a central Bangkok shrine on Monday that killed 22 people and injured more than 100. "The yellow shirt guy is not just the suspect. He is the bomber," Police Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri, a police spokesman, told The Associated Press. Prawut earlier released several photos of the man, with and without the backpack, on a social media platform. The images were apparently from closed-circuit video at the Erawan Shrine on Monday before the explosion. Video footage posted separately on Thai media appeared to show the same man sitting on a bench at the crowded shrine, taking off the backpack, leaving it behind and walking away. The manhunt comes as Thailand continues to seek a motive for the attack, at a busy intersection in an area popular with tourists. To date, no group has claimed responsibility. Source | ||
RapidTiger
59 Posts
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Motiva
United States1774 Posts
On August 18 2015 21:29 Dangermousecatdog wrote: Show nested quote + On August 18 2015 06:56 Redox wrote: On August 18 2015 06:43 Dangermousecatdog wrote: It very much depends on your definition of terrorist attack. Not really, bomb exploding at public place with many casualties should fulfil any common definition. Your mistake is assuming there is in fact a common definition of terrorist attack, or even or terrorism. I remember a period of time before 2001 when your definition wasn't called a terrorist attack. It was simply called an attack. A bombing. A horrible event. Calling it a terrorist attack is simply assuming a specific set of political motivation which as yet hasn't been confirmed. Your argument would apply to the use of any word. Yea a definition from 300 years ago would probably not be valid. An English word before the English language would probably not be easy to understand. But let's not pretend that words don't have common uses. Regardless of the motivations, this is terrorism. I don't see the issue? Is your only argument that of lexicon? Is there actually someone out there you think would argue this is not terrorism? I mean we could look at the world powers and see how they use the word, and clearly motivations don't have to be strictly political? Or rather, it's not hard to see how you could make anything political with an "attack" etc? Edit: Don't get me wrong, I do think those in power abuse the hell outta this word to induce fear and etc. But this seems pretty clear cut? | ||
Shortizz
Singapore129 Posts
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Gorsameth
Netherlands20756 Posts
On August 20 2015 01:20 Shortizz wrote: I like how instead of discussing the incident, TL-ers prefer to focus on definitions and choice of words. Most of the country seems to believe that its muslims from the southern region targeting chinese visitors/tourist. The shrine is very popular with chinese and the bridge was near a ferry terminal that provides transportation services to another buddhist temple, also popular with the chinese. I think the lack of discussion comes from a lack of info. No one has claimed the attack and I don't know how many here on TL have good knowledge of the situation in Thailand. | ||
Motiva
United States1774 Posts
On August 20 2015 01:20 Shortizz wrote: I like how instead of discussing the incident, TL-ers prefer to focus on definitions and choice of words. Most of the country seems to believe that its muslims from the southern region targeting chinese visitors/tourist. The shrine is very popular with chinese and the bridge was near a ferry terminal that provides transportation services to another buddhist temple, also popular with the chinese. I don't see a problem with a little side conversation while the information pours in. I think the semantics of terrorism is in fact an interesting political topic, and related to attacks like these, terrorism or not. Should we all just post news, puns, and platitudes? Obviously we're all in the dark here and we all hopefully empathize with those affected. | ||
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