Thailand’s Hua Hin resort town hit by bomb blasts

Thailand’s Hua Hin resort town hit by bomb blasts

Tourists have been injured in two bombs that have exploded in Thailand’s Hua Hin, killing one woman and injuring 19 people.

Local media agencies have reported that police said the bombs were hidden in plant pots spaced 50m apart, and detonated by mobile phones within half an hour of each other.

The BBC has reported that 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.

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.

Hua Hin is a coastal resort town on Thailand’s east coast, about three hours’ drive south of Bangkok and is popular with overseas visitors.

We will bring more news as it comes to hand.

Image Source: BBC News

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