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Three deadly explosions hit Yala in southern Thailand | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
At least 10 people have been killed in three explosions in the southern Thai province of Yala, officials say. | |
Yala Governor Dejrat Simsiri said the blasts occurred over 10 minutes at around midday (05:00 GMT) in the commercial district of Yala city. | |
He said two of the bombs were hidden in motorcycles and the third in a car. | He said two of the bombs were hidden in motorcycles and the third in a car. |
Thailand's three southernmost provinces have been plagued by bomb attacks and shootings since 2004, when a separatist campaign reignited. | |
"We are not sure which group of suspected Muslim insurgents were behind this, but we are looking," Mr Dejrat said. | |
Dozens more were wounded. | |
Thai police told the AFP news agency a policeman had also been injured in a separate motorcycle attack in Mae Lan in neighbouring Pattani province. | |
Thai officials said another explosion on Saturday - at a hotel in the city of Hat Yai, Songkhla province - was due to a gas leak and unrelated to the attacks, the Associated Press news agency reported. | |
More than 4,300 people have been killed in the violence in southern Thailand. As of 2011, the Thai army had 60,000 forces stationed in the region to tackle the insurgency. | More than 4,300 people have been killed in the violence in southern Thailand. As of 2011, the Thai army had 60,000 forces stationed in the region to tackle the insurgency. |
The three provinces most affected by the violence - Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani - became part of Thailand in the early 20th Century. | |
Many of the residents are Muslim and speak a Malay dialect, in contrast with most Thais, who are Buddhist and speak Thai. |