UK Government not advising Britons to avoid Thai capital

“The yellow shirt guy is not just the suspect”.

Later, he updated his followers, assuring them he was was being well looked after by the police and that he could not possibly be the yellow-shirted bombing suspect because “I would never wear those clothing – I’m a fashion blogger”.

CCTV footage showed a huge orange fireball as the bomb exploded and people fleeing down the street.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing.

The country’s capital city is reeling after the blast, which Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said is the “worst ever attack” on the nation.

‘There have been minor bombs or just noise, but this time they aimed for innocent lives.

“It is apparent that there are active individuals or groups that harbor the intention to damage Thailand”, he said, adding that the perpetrators appeared to be intent on “damaging the economy and tourism”.

British authorities confirmed that a Hong Kong resident with a British passport had been killed.

A spokesman said: “There is a high threat from terrorism”.

The 19-year-old, from Hong Kong but studying in London, was among at least 20 victims of the blast which also left more than 100 injured on Monday evening.

Security camera footage showed people on the Sathorn Pier below the bridge being sprayed with water after the explosive blew up, with other bystanders running for safety.

The Malaysian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it was working through its embassy in Bangkok to determine if any Malaysian was among those affected by the bombing.

Police spent Tuesday morning combing through the scene to search for evidence as to who was responsible.

He said security at transport hubs and tourist sites was being beefed up.

Chen Yanzhen, a 29-year-old ethnic Chinese in Bangkok, said that after she heard about the explosions, she went to the Chulalongkorn Hospital, a 10-minute drive from the shrine, to volunteer as a translator for afflicted families. The army moved in with vehicles but the party continued, with bars open into the early hours.

Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Tuesday investigators were close to determining who was behind the blasts.

Thailand has seen incidents in the past where someone might throw a grenade that injures a few people to get their political message across, but that is where it has generally ended. “The type of bomb used is also not in keeping with the south”, the Thai army chief and deputy defence minister, Gen Udomdej Sitabutr, said in a televised interview.

In July, Thailand deported 109 Uighur to China – sparking anger in Turkey, home to a large Uighur diaspora – while feeding concern among rights groups that they could be mistreated upon their return.

The Thai baht fell today to its weakest level in more than six years.