Explosion rocks central Bangkok

Rescue workers carry an injured person after an explosion at a religious shrine in central Bangkok on Aug. 17.

(Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP/ Getty Images)

Aug. 17, 2015 6:48 AM PT

A bomb blast rocked a shrine at a central Bangkok intersection on Aug. 17, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 100, officials said.

A Thai soldier ropes off the scene after a bomb exploded at a shrine in central Bangkok.

(Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP /Getty Images)

A police officer photographs debris from an explosion in central Bangkok.

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Rescue workers transport a woman injured in an explosion at a shrine in central Bangkok.

(Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP/Getty Images)

Thai soldiers inspect the scene after the explosion in central Bangkok.

(Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP/Getty Images)