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“Australians should continue to go to Thailand because the objective of the sorts of people who let off bombs in crowded cities is to scare us from being ourselves and we should never be intimidated by that”, Mr Abbott said.

The old Erawan Hotel was torn down in 1991 and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, but the shrine remained and became a popular attraction for tourists and locals, who all paid their respects to it.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has said that Monday’s bomb attack on the capital city Bangkok was the “worst ever attack” on his country.

Eight foreigners were among those killed at the Erawan shrine, an attack which could hurt the tourism industry. The dead includes two Malaysians, two Taiwanese, two Singaporeans, a Hongkongnese, and the rest Thais.

Rescue workers carry one of the injured from the scene of the explosion.

Twelve victims died at the scene, and six others died later in the hospital, officials said.

The Immigration Department said it will rush three officers to Thailand Tuesday morning to render assistance to those injured and other Hong Kong residents there. It advises New Zealanders in Bangkok to keep away from the downtown area, to be highly vigilant and take heed of...

Thai officials say the blast was targeting tourists, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.