Cell Phone Video Captures Deadly Explosion in Central Bangkok
As police continue to search for the “yellow shirt guy” they say is responsible for yesterday’s bombing in an upscale neighborhood in Bangkok, new video of the deadly blast has reportedly emerged. The terrifying cell phone footage shows dozens of people walking across an overpass when an explosion goes off just feet away.
At least 20 people were killed and more than 120 were injured in the explosion at the Erawan shrine, a popular destination for locals and tourists alike. Residents from Thailand, the U.K., China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia were among those killed in the blast, according to the BBC.
The suspect—so far known only as “yellow shirt guy,” though Thai officials are reportedly close to identifying him—was captured on security cameras leaving a backpack near the shrine and walking away just before the bombing.
“There is a suspect... we are looking for this guy,” Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said.
