(RTTNews) - Two people were killed and 28 injured in bomb attacks by suspected Muslim separatists in the Southern Thai city of Yala, 700 kilometers south of the capital Bangkok, officials told media on Tuesday.
The first blast occurred outside a car showroom when a bomb placed on a motorcycle went off while the second one took place in front of a nearby photo shop.
Thai authorities blamed the attacks on Islamist insurgents who have been active in the country's southernmost provinces -Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala - which have seen a surge in violence over the past six years as a result of a long-running separatist movement.
Until now some 3,700 people have died in clashes, bombings, revenge killings and beheadings there with the separatists adopting a tit-for-tat strategy in the fight against government forces.
It is believed that the inability of the region's majority Malay population to assimilate themselves with Thai customs has fueled separatist sentiments.
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