There is no shortage of theories about a bombing in Bangkok, Thailand.No shortage of theories but only so much evidence. No one has claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack on a popular religious shrine.Here's what we do know. Bangkok is a popular tourist destination.And tourists, along with locals, appear to have been the target of last night's bombing that killed at least 20 people and wounded many more.Michael Sullivan has been at the scene.Security officials were still dragging barriers into place this afternoon in front of the malls and hotels near the site of the bombing,and cleanup crews were busy trying to return things to normal.It's hard to imagine the bombers picking a better target, a shopping area and major shrine, popular with Thais and foreign tourists.And it's hard to imagine the bombers picking a better time, either, at 7 p.m. when the area was packed with traffic,with tourists and Thais, on their way out for the evening or on their way home.Cellphone video captured the blast, and eyewitnesses painted a grim scene of carnage, of bodies and limbs scattered everywhere,the charred remains of several motorcycles lying in the road.Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said today, it was becoming, quote, "clearer who the bombers" but stopped there.He did say it was clear the bomb was aimed at crippling the economy by targeting a major tourist area.National Police Chief Somyot Pumpanmuang."The perpetrators," he said, "are cruel and heartless." "They knew," he said, "there would be many casualties." But who are they?
泰国曼谷发生的爆炸案并不缺乏理论。不缺乏理论，但是问题是证据太多。目前还没有人声称对昨天发生在著名宗教圣地的袭击案负责。这是我们知道的情况。曼谷是热门旅游目的地。昨天晚上的爆炸针对的是游客和当地人，爆炸造成至少20人死亡，另有数人受伤。迈克尔・苏利文正在爆炸现场。今天下午，安全官员仍在爆炸现场附近的购物中心和酒店设置路障，清理人员一直努力让情况恢复正常。很难想象爆炸袭击者选择了这样的一个目标，这里是购物区，拥有大型神庙，是深受泰国人和外国游客欢迎的旅游地。而且很难想象袭击者选择了这样的时间点，晚上七点正是这个地区交通繁忙的时间，这时泰国人和游客要么外出享受夜晚时光，要么就是在回家的路上。手机视频拍摄到了爆炸发生时的情景，目击者描述了这场“屠杀”的惨状，到处都是尸体和肢体，路上有数辆烧焦的摩托车。泰国国防部长巴维・翁素万今天表示，现在爆炸案凶手的信息越来越清晰，但是他只说到这里。他明确表示，很显然爆炸案以著名旅游景点为目标，目的是重创泰国经济。泰国警察总长Somyot Pumpanmuang表示。他说，凶手残忍无情。他们知道这样做会造成严重伤亡。但是他们指的是谁？
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