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London student, 19, among Bangkok bombing dead
Tributes paid to Vivian Chan Wing-yan, a British national with Hong Kong residency, who was killed with 21 others at Erawan shrine
Damien Gayle and agencies

LONDON: -- A British law student described as a kind, cheerful food blogger was among the 22 victims of Monday’s bomb attack on a Hindu temple in central Bangkok.

Vivian Chan Wing-yan, 19, who was studying at London’s BPP law school, was praying at the Erawan shrine with her friend Arcadia Pang Wan-chee when the bomb exploded at about 7pm. Both were killed.

The Foreign Office confirmed that a British national resident in Hong Kong was among the Bangkok dead, but would not confirm that person was Chan. However, the Guardian has seen photo said to be of Chan’s passport that suggests she is a British national born in Hong Kong in 1996, when it was a British territory.

Professor Peter Crisp, BPP’s dean of law, said: “Everyone at BPP University is devastated to hear of the loss of one of our students, Vivian Chan Wing-yan, in Bangkok yesterday. Our thoughts are with Vivian’s family and we are currently working to support them in any way we can.”

Chan’s parents are understood to have travelled from Hong Kong to Bangkok to identify the body.

Full story: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/18/bangkok-bomb-british-woman-among-dead

-- The Guardian 2015-08-19

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It would be sad but beneficial to see the photos of those killed and a short biography of their lives - to honor them. Much better than the gruesome photos offered after the explosion.

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Very sad indeed, many loved ones, brothers, sisters, mothers & daughters who never got the chance to say goodbye ....

Let's hope they can find the strength and courage within their hearts to get through this very sad and difficult time.

Absolutely tragic .... one cannot imagine the pain and suffering they must be enduring.

Bless each and every one of them.

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