In Pictures: Spotlight on Erawan Shrine
A bomb blast near the popular Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug 17, 2015, tore through the city killing at least 21 and injuring more than 120 people, including locals and tourists. The Shrine is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma but is visited by thousands of Buddhist devotees every day. Built in 1956, it is one of the Thai capital’s top tourist attractions.
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Experts pick through debris at the Erawan Shrine, on Aug 18, 2015, the day after a deadly blast in central Bangkok, Thailand.
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Rescue workers carry the body of a victim from the Erawan Shrine, the site of a deadly blast in central Bangkok Aug 17, 2015.
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The body of a victim covered with a sheet lying in the street as security forces and emergency workers gather at the scene of the blast in central Bangkok on Aug 17, 2015.
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Thai rescue workers transport damaged motorcycles from the scene of a bomb blast outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok late on Aug 17, 2015.
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The covered body of victim (right) lies on the ground as Thai police officers inspect a blast scene after an explosion near Erawan Shrine in central of Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 17, 2015.
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Experts investigating at the Erawan Shrine after a bomb blast on Aug 17, 2015.
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Thai soldiers cordoned off the scene after a bomb exploded outside the Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok late on Aug 17, 2015. Body parts were scattered across the street after the explosion in the downtown Chidlom district of the Thai capital.
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A general view taken from a moving train shows bodies covered in white sheets around the Erawan Shrine, central Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 17, 2015.
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A file photo dated Jan 2, 2015, showing Thais and Chinese tourists gathering at the Erawan Shrine to worship Hindu creation god Brahma at a ceremony to mark New Year celebrations.
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A file photo dated Jan 1, 2007, showing Thais and tourists gathering to pray for New Year blessings at Erawan Shrine near Central World shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
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This file photo taken on Sept 9, 1999, shows tourists paying homage at the Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok.
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An expert examining the Erawan Shrine on Aug 18, 2015, a day after the deadly bomb blast in central Bangkok, Thailand.
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