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Thai police searching for man seen in video in connection with shrine bombing — PHOTOS

Security forces inspect the site of a blast in central Bangkok, Thailand, Aug., 2015. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)
Security forces inspect the site of a blast in central Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 17, 2015. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)
Wreckage of motorcycles are seen as security forces and emergency workers gather at the scene of a blast in central Bangkok Aug. 17, 2015. A bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Monday just outside a Hindu shrine in the centre of the Thai capital, police and a rescue worker said. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
Wreckage of motorcycles are seen as security forces and emergency workers gather at the scene of a blast in central Bangkok, Aug. 17, 2015. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
Police are sealing off the scene of a deadly blast near a popular Hindu shrine in central Bangkok because a bomb in the area remains active and needs to be defused, police at the scene told CNN on Monday August 17, 2015.
Bangkok-based aviator Sarene Sukhum shared a photo of BTS trains moving after the deadly blast at a Hindu shrine in Bangkok on Monday, August 17, 2015. He was facing the opposite direction of the blast, looking at the intersection of Silom Road and Saladaeng Road. Photo by Instagram user @tabbinator https://instagram.com/p/6fDNlQEfiK/?taken-by=tabbinator
Instagram user @ee_hoong posted a photo of first-responders at the site of the Bangkok, Thailand Hindu shrine blast on Monday, August 17, 2015 evening. The photo was geotagged at Central World shopping plaza.
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August 17, 2015 - 9:26 pm
 

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thai police say they are looking for a man seen in CCTV footage who they believe may be connected to the deadly bombing that hit a popular shrine in central Bangkok on Monday evening

Police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri said Tuesday that the attack had killed at least 22 people. About 120 people are reported to have been wounded.

The blast struck the Erawan Shrine, a site popular among Buddhists, as well as Hindu and Sikh members of Thailand's Indian community.

The shrine, situated at a busy intersection near a large shopping mall, is a big draw for tourists. Chinese citizens and a Filipino are among the dead, according to medical officials.

The blast struck around 7 p.m. Monday during a busy time in the area.

"It was like this huge gust of wind and debris flying through you," recalled Sanjeev Vyas, a DJ from Mumbai, India, who was in the middle of the fray. "And then I see bodies everywhere, there are cars on fire, there are bikes everywhere. People are screaming."

There has so far been no claim of responsibility for the attack. Thai authorities haven't made any announcements about who they believe might be behind it.

National police Chief Somyot Pumpanmuang said on state-run TV that authorities had been warned about possible attacks, but that they didn't know where or when they might occur.

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