[Guardian] A series of apparently coordinated blasts detonated across Thailand has killed at least four people and injured dozens, including in the tourism hotspots of Hua Hin and Phuket.
The attacks took place late on Thursday and into Friday morning with Thai police being put on alert for further explosive devices.
The bombings have not been claimed by any group yet but Thai authorities were quick to blame "local sabotage" and rule out Islamist terrorism. "This is not a terrorist attack. It is just local sabotage that is restricted to limited areas and provinces," national police deputy spokesman Piyapan Pingmuang told reporters in Bangkok.
A Thai street vendor in Hua Hin was killed and at least 19 people were wounded, including seven foreigners, when two bombs hidden in plant pots exploded just before midnight on Thursday in a busy bar street.
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According to The Times of Israel, outside experts are pointing to the southern Muslim Malay insurgency, which technically makes this domestic rather than international.
Here's how they summarize explosions thus far:
Twin bombs exploded in the upscale resort of Hua Hin late Thursday, killing one woman and wounding more than 20 others, including nine foreign tourists, and were followed by two more on Friday morning that killed another person.
A further two blasts struck Friday at Patong Beach on the popular tourist island of Phuket, while two more bombs were reported in the southern towns of Trang and Surat Thani, in each of which one person was killed.
... analysts tentatively pointed the finger at Muslim insurgent groups in the south who have for years been fighting the Thai state.
[SouthAfricaToday] Two people were killed and many others seriously injured in separate blasts in southern Thailand, police said on Friday.
Two blasts took place separately in Hua Hin beach resort, killing one person and injuring 22 others, including foreign travelers Thursday night. The blasts were remotely detonated by unknown bombers, police said.
The victim was identified as a Thai female while the injured included 10 foreigners, mostly Europeans, who were rushed to hospitals in the world-famous seaside city, police said.
Meanwhile, one person was killed and several others slightly injured in a blast in the southern Thai province of Surat Thani on Friday morning. The explosion took place outside a provincial marine police unit and the victim was identified as a 52-year-old Thai female.
Blasts also took place in the southern Phuket Province Friday morning, injuring a motorcycle driver.
The police neither confirm nor deny the possibility that the rare bombing incidents might have been connected with Thailand’s current political situation.
Last Sunday’s nationwide referendum secured public consent to a new constitution under support of the military-led government.
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