Thai town hit by bombs
Hat Sai is close to Thailand's extreme southern border
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Saturday, 16, Sep 2006 07:18
Up to two people are reported to have died following bomb attacks on a town in southern Thailand.
Three bombs triggered by mobile phones were detonated in the town of Hat Yai at around 21:15 local time (15:15 BST), according to media reports.
Dozens have been injured but there are conflicting reports about how many people have died. While some news agencies have reported no injuries, some have claimed one fatality and others two.
Meanwhile the town's Odeon cinema and Big C shops are on fire.
"We do believe that. insurgents are responsible for the attacks," a military spokesman told the Associated Press news agency,
"Their intention is to spread fear in the region," he added, referring to a group of Islamic separatists who have caused part of the Songkhla province to be under martial law since 2004.
The attacks, which reportedly involved motorbikes, have marred a day which was supposed to have been dominated by a military peace rally held in the south.