Thailand: Buddhist monks pray to commemorate victims of Erawan Shrine blast

Buddhist monks joined families and friends in Bangkok, Monday, to pray for the victims who were killed in the Erawan Shrine blast a week earlier, despite government cancellation due to security measures. The monks prayed with residents of Bangkok, then walked to the Erawan Shrine along with mourners to lay candles and scented sticks at the scene of the blast. Twenty people were confirmed dead and over 120 injured after the bomb exploded at the Hindu shrine last week. At least eight foreigners were among those killed. Bangkok police have confirmed that the bomb was an improvised explosive device comprising 3kg (6.6lbs) of TNT stuffed inside a pipe. Police also said they had found and defused two similar bombs close by to the Erawan Shrine.