 A series of small explosions has left two people dead and at least 20 injured in the Thai capital, Bangkok. At least six blasts at widely-scattered places occurred within an hour or so as streets were filling up with people ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations. The city mayor ordered the cancellation of two major public celebrations and other smaller ones, AP reported. Police do not believe foreign groups or militants from the Muslim south are to blame, says the BBC's Jonathan Head. Our Bangkok correspondent says many Thais suspect the bombs were the work of opponents of the current military government, which forced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from office in September. The largest bomb or grenade explosion went off near a bus station next to one of Bangkok's busiest intersections, Victory Monument. Police said this caused the biggest number of casualties. ...
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