Election sparks Bangkok bomb

A bomb at a bus stop in downtown Bangkok killed one person and wounded 10 shortly after polls closed in a parliamentary election that pitted a Government candidate against a jailed leader of recent mass protests in the Thai capital.

Police Major General Anuchai Lekbamroong declined to speculate whether the bombing was related to Thailand's continued political turbulence after street demonstrations that paralysed much of the capital for weeks.

The bomb wounded 10 Thai people and one woman from Myanmar, all of whom were taken to hospital, said the Government's Erawan Centre, which accounts for casualties in such incidents.

According to unofficial results, Panich Vikitsreth, the Government candidate, scored a narrow victory over Red Shirt leader Kokaew Pikulthong, who is being held in jail on terrorism charges.