A bomb on a motorcycle exploded just outside a Hindu shrine in the centre of the Thai capital has killed at least 16 people, police and a rescue worker say. The blast was near the Erawan shrine at a major Bangkok intersection, police said Monday. "All I can say now is there has been an explosion in central Bangkok involving a motorcycle bomb," deputy national police chief Aek Angsananond told news agency. He said there had been fatalities, but could not confirm details. A policeman at the scene and a rescue worker said 12 people had been killed. Media put the number of the wounded at 20. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Thai forces are fighting a low-level Muslim insurgency in the predominantly Buddhist country's south, although those rebels have rarely launched attacks outside their ethnic Malay heartland. The Erawan shrine, on a busy corner near top hotels, shopping centres and offices, is a major tourist attraction, especially for visitors from East Asia. Many ordinary Thais also worship there, according to a news agency--Aminul.
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