relaxed Tuesday, following the deadly blast on Monday night.
Throughout the day, many onlookers came to observe the scene
of the explosion, including several tourists who said they
would not be deterred from travelling to Thailand in the future.
Fabrizio Fabriani, a 44 year-old Italian who came with his wife
and two children, were in the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel
swimming pool at the time of the blast.
The pool is just five storeys above the shrine where the
bomb exploded. They were urged to go inside the building
when the blast took place. Mr Fabriani stayed outside a few
minutes more to get a look at the scene.
On Tuesday, Mr Fabriani said he was not discouraged,
adding the incident was not a reflection of what Thailand
has to offer. The Italian, who is on his fourth visit to the
country and his wife and children
on their second, came to watch as Bangkok Metropolitan
Administration officers cleaned the road at the Ratchaprasong
intersection. "I think Thais love their country and wouldn't
want to hurt it," Mohammed Khalil, a UAE national said.
He visits Thailand several times a year and is likely to
come back as he is sure Thais don't want to cause their
country any more harm.
Mr Khalil is staying a few blocks down Ratchadamri Road
from the Erawan shrine. He was notified by hotel staff and
stayed indoors for the night. Even as reports claimed the
attack was intended to target tourists, the UAE national
says he holds no fear. The blast aimed to hurt Thailand's
economy, he said, adding he did not feel targeted directly.
Swiss tourist Michel Belet says he was lucky
to escape the
blast, as he was sitting on a bench within the shrine's
perimeter
when the explosion took place. Mr Belet says
he was returning from a shopping trip when he passed
in front of the shrine and decided to go in. "Maybe
I'll avoid
some tourist places from now on, I'm not sure," he said,
adding
he would continue to visit Thailand, despite having
witnessed the Erawan
horror scene.
Mr Belet said "perhaps I am an exception" but he maintained
he is mainly a realist. One would have to be "incredibly unlucky"
to be caught in an explosion such as this, he said.
However, Varatha Rajoo Vairamuthoo, visiting from Malaysia
on a three-day excursion with friends, did express concerns
about his safety. He said he would think twice before returning
to Bangkok, having read about political violence and riots
which once played out in the capital.
News,Security,Bangkok Post,19 August 2015.
In my viewpoint,we can still hope for peaceful in Bangkok.
However this terror threat is the sign of going to the crisis if
the government can not find the perpetrators and accomplices
as soon as possible.
My house is only 10 minutes to the bomb place by BTS,
at that crisis time everything is in normal except there is no
internet signal at my house.
I and my friends ,we only talked about the event but no one
anxious so much ,we live in normal life as before.
To prevent the terror event ,the government ,the police should
investigate and find the solution to prevent it to happen again.
Thai people can also help by notice and giving information to
the government.
Hope for peaceful in Thaialnd.
Sincerely Yours.
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