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Several small bombs exploded across Bangkok, rattling the Thai capital as it hosted a regional summit attended by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and leaving three people wounded. Thailand, which has a grim history of political violence, remains deeply divided after a controversial March election returned a Thai junta to power as a civilian government. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who led the junta, was told of "the bombing incidents and has ordered an immediate investigation", Thai government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said. (Reuters Photo)
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Small devices — believed to be so-called "ping pong bombs" around the size of a table tennis ball — exploded at several locations across the city. (Reuters Photo)
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The bombings took place just before a keynote speech by Pompeo, who has joined the Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers meeting, in which he praised Thailand for rejoining the "democratic fold". (Reuters Photo)
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Bomb disposal experts were deployed around the Mahanakorn Tower — owned by the King Power group that counts Leicester City football club among its assets. (Reuters Photo)
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Blasts appeared to be symbolic attacks aimed at embarrassing the government during the major summit but not designed to cause mass casualties. (Reuters Photo)
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was present in Bangkok during the time of explosion. In this photo he greets his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono during a meeting at ASEAN Thailand 2019, in Bangkok. (PTI Photo)
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