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Chinese still flock to 'lucky' Bangkok shrine hit by blast

Two weeks on from the Bangkok bombing, the shrine devastated by the attack has lost none of its lustre for ethnic Chinese devotees who have long flocked there hoping their prayers will be answered.

The statue of Hinduism's four-faced god Brahma is currently shrouded on all sides by a white sheet as artisans restore damage caused by shrapnel from the bomb blast which struck on a busy Monday evening a fortnight ago.

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