Footage is from BTS Chong Nonsi in central Bangkok today where two explosions - one on the platform and one below - happened at around 8:30am. There were three other blasts at three other locations in the city at the same time.


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Three women were injured after multiple bomb explosions hit Bangkok this morning. 

Street cleaners Kisana Pongsaisee, Suntorn Rodseanglum, Sasinipha Petchthongloang were working in the Phra Ram 9 area of the Thai capital when the homemade device exploded just after 8.30am.

All of the victims were taken to the hospital. One of them is understood to have been seriously injured. 

At least five explosions rocked the city during morning rush hour. There were two explosions during morning rush hour at the BTS Chong Nonsi station, one in Phra Ram 9 road and one at the government's Changwattana building.

The government's Changwattana building in northern Bangkok, Thailand, is visited every day by thousands of tourists making visa applications. A nearby government building was also hit there. A concrete bench was destroyed after the blast there.

Police closed down the area next to the transport systems while they investigated the blasts. They were also checking the King Power building in Bangkok - owners of Leicester City - and key establishment figures in Thailand.

Police said all the devices were homemade. At least one of the devices was a ping pong ball packed with ball bearings.

Spokeman of Thai Royal Police Police Colonel Kritsana Pattanacharoen said: "There is total four places of the events, first is the bomb at Rama 9, at BTS Chong Nonsri, government center at Chaengwattana, and also there is a fire in the dawn at Pratunam.