Thailand blasts: More explosions target tourist towns
A series of coordinated blasts across Thailand has targeted tourist towns leaving four dead and many injured, with reports of more explosions.
In the popular resort town of Hua Hin four bombs exploded over the last 24 hours. Several blasts also hit the island of Phuket on Friday (12/08/2016).
No group has said it carried out the attacks, but suspicion is likely to fall on separatist insurgents.
The timing is sensitive, as Friday is a holiday marking the queen's birthday.
Where have there been blasts?
The attackers appear to be focusing on areas where tourism is significant and reports of sporadic blasts are still coming in. So far the locations include:
- Four blasts over 24 hours in Hua Hin where two people have died
- Two blasts in Surat Thani where one person has died
- Two blasts in the tourist beach town of Patong on Phuket island
- One blast in Trang where one person has died
- Blasts in the beach province of Phang Nga
Hua Hin is about 200km (125 miles) south of Bangkok while the province of Phuket is in the far south. Both places, as well as Phang Nga are known for their scenic beaches. Surat Thani saw two explosions in front of police stations half-an-hour apart.
Source: bbc.com
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