BANGKOK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who reigned over the country for more than 70 years, died Thursday after an extended illness. He was 88.
The Royal Palace said Bhumibol, the world's longest-reigning monarch since his 1946 coronation, died at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Officials did not give a cause. Officials said he "passed away peacefully" at 3.52 p.m. local time. The government declared a year of mourning.