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Bomb in centre of Thai capital kills five, wounds 20


    BANGKOK (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in the centre of the Thai capital on Monday, police said, and media reported five people were killed and 20 wounded.

    The blast, near a shrine at a major Bangkok intersection, was caused by a bomb, police chief Prawut Thawornsiri said.

    (Reporting by Amy Sawitta Lefevre; Writing by Robert Birsel; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)