By Xinhua,
Bangkok : Two simultaneous bomb blasts went off in a local government office and a teashop Tuesday, injuring about 60 people in the southernmost province of Narathiwat, according to local newspaper The Nation’s website.
The first bomb was placed inside a car parked near the meeting of local officials in Narathiwat’s Sukirin district.
It was not clear if any of the injured has succumbed to death as authorities worked through the wreckage. The victims were rushed to hospitals in Sungai Kolok and Sukirin districts.
Vice governor of Narathiwat, Niphan Naraphitakkul was quoted assaying that the bomb was hidden near the meeting venue where local officials had gathered for their monthly meeting.
The bomb went off just moments after the meeting had concluded and the officers were heading to their personal vehicles.
The second bomb went off at a teashop nearby. Police believed the twin explosions were set off remotely by suspected insurgents.
Insurgent violence in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces –Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani have killed over 3,500 people in the region since its resurrection in January 2004.