Video captures the moment bomb goes off in Bangkok tourist hotspot

At least 12 people have died and dozens more have been injured in an explosion in central Bangkok.

The blast occurred during the evening rush hour at a busy intersection near the holy Erawan Shrine.

A police spokesperson told Reuters that the incident involved a motorcycle bomb and at least one other bomb in the area has been diffused.

The Independent has received CCTV footage uploaded to Facebook of the moment the bomb detonated, which can be viewed below:

A bright orange flash can be seen in the distance and then pedestrians turn around away from the spot where the blast is thought to have occurred.

Car and motorcycle bombs are almost unknown in Bangkok, but have been used in southern Thailand, where a separatist insurgency has been flaring for several years.

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