[Bangkok Post] A pair of bombs detonated near each other killed a woman and injured 30 people late Tuesday in the main town of Pattani province. The bombs were reportedly detonated 20 minutes apart. This so-called 'double tap' is being used more frequently by southern insurgents, with the goal of causing maximum casualties with the second bomb among those who respond to the first. The first blast at 10:40 p.m. near a karaoke pub caused no casualties. Then, a second blast caused by a huge bomb in a parked pickup truck blew up at 11:00. This bomb injured 30 security officers and bystanders. The injured included two girls, 21 women and seven men.
Both bombs went off in a parking lot behind the pub. The car bomb shattered windows in a wide circle in the heavily populated area. Shops, homes and a 100-room, eight-story hotel all suffered damage. More than 10 cars and motorcycles parked in the area were also damaged by the blast.