At least 18 killed in Bangkok bomb blast

At least 27 people are dead in a bomb blast in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)

August 17, 2015: Motorcycles are strewn about after an explosion in Bangkok. (AP)

August 17, 2015: National police chief Somyot Poompanmount talks to the media near the site of a large explosion in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)

August 17, 2015: Debris and overturned motorcycles are strewn across the intersection across from the Erawan Shrine after an explosion in Bangkok. (AP)

August 17, 2015: Police investigate the scene after an explosion in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)