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Bomb Rocks Popular Bangkok Shrine

A huge explosion tore through a shrine in Thailand during Monday's evening rush hour.
Image: Scores of casualties reported as explosion rocks central Bangkok
People search for missing relatives at the scene of an explosion near Erawan Shrine, central Bangkok, Thailand, 17 August 2015. RITCHIE B. TONGO / EPA