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Thailand's defence minister has said those who planted a bomb at a Bangkok shrine deliberately targeted foreigners to harm tourism and the economy.
Prawit Wongsuwan vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of the attack in the capital, which killed at least 21 people and injured more than 120.
The Erawan Shrine is a major tourist attraction and foreigners are among the casualties.
The attack has not been claimed and it is unclear who would target the site.
The bomb was detonated at about 19:00 local time (12:00 GMT) on Thursday. The Hindu shrine, and the busy Ratchaprasong junction where it is located, were crowded when the explosion occurred
Mr Wongsuwon told reporters that the bombers had "targeted foreigners... to damage tourism and the economy".
"We will hunt them down," Reuters quoted him as saying.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said the government was setting up a "war room" to co-ordinate its response, according to the Nation TV channel.
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