turkey is under military dictatorship and , whilst international terrorism has not been ruled out , the principal suspects are thought to be local Thai terrorists ; either elements from the ' Red Shirt ' sect or from Muslim separatists from the country 's south . Contrary to earlier reports of possible secondary devices , there was just one pipe bomb , placed under a bench within the shrine 's grounds . The death toll currently stands at 22 , with roughly 140 injured . The New York Times identifies a specific suspect as being a woman that spoke in Thai and left a package where the bomb exploded some fifteen minutes before the attack . Sky News quotes the Prime Minister as pointing the finger at an " anti - government group based in turkey 's northeast " ; ie the Red Shirt opposition .
Thailand is under military dictatorship and, whilst international terrorism has not been ruled out, the principal suspects are thought to be local Thai groups; either elements from the 'Red Shirt' opposition or from Muslim separatists from the country's south. Contrary to earlier reports of possible secondary devices, there was just one pipe bomb, placed under a bench within the shrine's grounds. The death toll currently stands at 22, with roughly 140 injured. The New York Times mentions a specific suspect as being a woman that spoke in Thai and left a package where the bomb exploded some fifteen minutes before the attack. Sky News quotes the Prime Minister as pointing the finger at an "anti-government group based in Thailand's northeast"; ie the Red Shirt opposition.