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Deadly blast hits Thai capital
The motive for a bombing which killed at least three people and injured others in a residential building is still known.
Last Modified: 05 Oct 2010 14:17 GMT
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The blast came just hours after Thailand extended a state of emergency in four provinces [Reuters]
At least three people have been killed and several others injured, after an explosion hit an residential building north of Bangkok, the Thai capital.
The blast occurred at about 6:00 pm local time (11:00 GMT) in the Bang Bua Thong district of Nonthaburi Province on Tuesday, a local police official said.
"We still don't know the cause of the explosion. Two storeys of the mansion collapsed," Colonel Somchai Hussakul, a police spokesman, said. He said the blast came from a room in the building.
The explosion came hours after Thailand's government extended a controversial state of emergency in Nonthaburi and three other provinces, including Bangkok, in the wake of deadly street protests and a series of grenade blasts in the capital.
A string of small bombings, thought to be politically motivated have hit Bangkok and the surrounding areas this year.
Authorities recently warned that stepped-up violence was expected beginning this month, and over the weekend 11 men were detained in the northern province of Chiang Mai. They are suspected of training for armed attacks on behalf of a movement to overthrow Thailand's monarchy.