MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday confirmed that a Filipina was injured during a bomb explosion in at a popular shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
The said Filipina sustained a hearing injury from the explosion.
According to a report from ANC, the injured Filipina is in Bangkok with her foreign employers who are set to return to return to their country soon. She requested not to reveal her other personal details.
Meanwhile, Thai authorities contradicted earlier police reports that a Filipino was among those who were killed during the explosion, a report from the Associated Press said.
READ: DFA to confirm Filipino's death in Bangkok blast
At least 20 people were killed and around 140 were injured in the bombing incident.
Bangkok deputy government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd released the following list of nationalities of the 20 people killed in the explosion:
Thai - 5
Malaysian - 2
Chinese - 2
Hong Konger - 2
Singaporean - 1
Unknown - 8
- with reports from Associated Press
RELATED: Thai PM: Video shows 'some suspects' in blast that killed 20