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Bangkok explosion near shopping mall: one injured
A bomb exploded near a shopping mall in Bangkok on Friday, seriously injuring one man.
Thai police say the explosive was hidden in a garbage bag and placed alongside other trash bags near the King Power duty free shopping center.
The shopping district is visited by many foreign tourists, but there were no reports of injuries among foreigners.
The blast came less than a week after a grenade exploded near a bus stop in downtown Bangkok.
Sunday's explosion killed one person and wounded 10 others.
The Thai authorities say no one has claimed responsibility for the blasts.
They declined to say if the explosions are linked to political turbulence in Thailand.
The security situation in Bangkok remains unstable, 2 months after the crackdown on anti-government demonstrations by supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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