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| Thailand bombs: Hua Hin resort hit by twin blasts | Thailand bombs: Hua Hin resort hit by twin blasts |
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| Two bombs have exploded in the Thai resort of Hua Hin, killing one woman and injuring 19 people including foreign tourists. | |
| The bombs were hidden in plant pots spaced 50m (164 ft) apart, and detonated by mobile phones within half an hour of each other, police said. | |
| Twin bombings are a regular occurrence in Thailand's three southern provinces, which are wracked by an insurgency. | Twin bombings are a regular occurrence in Thailand's three southern provinces, which are wracked by an insurgency. |
| But it is rare to find such attacks in Thailand's tourist areas. | But it is rare to find such attacks in Thailand's tourist areas. |
| Local reports say the woman who died was running a food stall in the area of the blasts. | Local reports say the woman who died was running a food stall in the area of the blasts. |
| Briton Mark Gainsford told the BBC he had been in a bar near the blasts: "I heard people shouting 'Bomb! Bomb!' but I didn't hear any blast. | Briton Mark Gainsford told the BBC he had been in a bar near the blasts: "I heard people shouting 'Bomb! Bomb!' but I didn't hear any blast. |
| "I ran out to see if I could help. I saw eight to 10 people injured, on the floor. The police arrived very quickly." | "I ran out to see if I could help. I saw eight to 10 people injured, on the floor. The police arrived very quickly." |
| Hua Hin, an upmarket coastal resort on the Gulf of Thailand, is popular with foreign and Thai visitors. | Hua Hin, an upmarket coastal resort on the Gulf of Thailand, is popular with foreign and Thai visitors. |
| Its royal palace is famous as the preferred home of King Bhumibol Adulyade. | Its royal palace is famous as the preferred home of King Bhumibol Adulyade. |
| Are you in the area? If you have any information you are willing to share with the BBC please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | Are you in the area? If you have any information you are willing to share with the BBC please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk |
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