泰國曼谷發生爆炸 2名中國遊客遇難

Thailand's defence minister has said those who planted a bomb at a Bangkok shrine deliberately targeted foreigners to harm tourism and the economy.
泰國國防部長稱，此次在曼谷四面佛故意安置炸彈的人，他們的目標是外國人，其目的是損害泰國的旅遊業和經濟。

Prawit Wongsuwan vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of the attack in the capital, which killed at least 21 people and injured more than 120.
此次爆炸造成至少21人死亡，120多人受傷，國防部長巴威•素翁萬宣稱會在首都追捕襲擊者。

The Erawan Shrine is a major tourist attraction and foreigners are among the casualties.
四面佛是曼谷著名的旅遊景點，此次事件中的死傷者的大多是外國人。

The attack has not been claimed and it is unclear who would target the site.
沒有人宣稱對這次炸彈事件負責，作案者也尚不清楚。

The bomb was detonated at about 19:00 local time on Thursday.
炸彈是在當地時間星期四19時爆炸的。

The Hindu shrine, and the busy Ratchaprasong junction where it is located, were crowded when the explosion occurred.
四面佛壇是佛教聖地，它處於繁忙的拉差巴頌路口，事發時也是遊客集中的時段。

Mr Wongsuwon told reporters that the bombers had "targeted foreigners... to damage tourism and the economy".
素翁萬告訴記者，襲擊者目標是外國人，他們企圖藉此重創泰國的旅遊業和經濟。

"We will hunt them down," Reuters quoted him as saying.
“我們會追捕他們，”路透社援引他的話說。

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said the government was setting up a "war room" to co-ordinate its response, according to the Nation TV channel.
根據國家電視頻道的報道，泰國總理巴育·佔奧差說政府正在建立一個“作戰室”，以協調應對此次事件。

"Whoever planted this bomb is cruel and aimed to kill. Planting a bomb there means they want to see a lot of people dead," he said.
”安置炸彈的人是殘忍的，其目的是爲了殺人。他們在四面佛安置炸彈，是企圖看到很多人死亡，“他說。

Officials said 10 Thais had been confirmed dead, along with two Chinese and one Filipino. Thai police said 123 people had been injured.
官方證實，此次爆炸已造成10名泰國人、2名中國人和1名菲律賓人遇難，泰國警方表示，有123人受傷。