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A young girl was among three to die in a bombing in Bangkok yesterday.
The apparent grenade attack near an anti-government protest site in the heart of the capital came hours after gunmen opened fire on an anti-government rally in eastern Thailand, killing a five-year-old girl.
A 59-year-old woman and a boy aged four were confirmed dead on Sunday. Doctors said today that the little boy’s sister died later of brain injuries, the BBC reported.
Twenty-two people were hurt, including a nine-year-old boy in intensive care.
Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra condemned the attacks, describing them as “terrorist acts for political gain”.
UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon has also spoken out, calling for violence “from any quarter” to end immediately.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand issued an updated advisory on political developments yesterday with no mention of the deadly attacks.
TAT described the ongoing anti-government demonstration in Bangkok as remaining ”normal to peaceful”.
The tourism body added: “Bangkok remains under the state of emergency following the Civil Court’s ruling on Wednesday (February 19) that the caretaker government has the authority to enforce the decree to maintain peace and order.
“But the court also ruled that the government has to refrain from use of violence on anti-government demonstrators or break up a peaceful demonstration.”
The 60-day emergency decree, imposed on January 22, covers Bangkok and some parts of the nearby provinces of Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan and not any other destinations in Thailand.
“There is currently no curfew in place in Bangkok or any other parts of Thailand,” TAT added.
“Local residents and international visitors can continue to travel within Bangkok and other destinations in the country as usual.”
All the country’s airports are operating as normal.