SINGAPURA, Aug 19 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said that a Singaporean woman was among those killed in bomb blasts in Bangkok on Monday evening. MFA spokesman said the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok are providing assistance to the families of the victims.
“We express our condolences goes to the families over the loss of their loved ones. We are very saddened by this incident and reiterated our strongly condemned the acts of violence and inhuman,” he said. Meanwhile, Singapore Embassy in Thailand Chua Siew San also visited the injured Singaporeans in some local hospital early yesterday morning.
Those injured have been discharged from hospital. The Embassy will continue to extend the necessary assistance to Singaporeans who was injured in the bomb blasts and their heirs. MFA also registered to contact Singaporeans in Bangkok and closely monitor the situation there. According to the report the number of deaths caused by the incident rose to 22 people, while 123 others were injured. The dead comprised eight Chinese tourists, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
