Bombs explode in two Thai department stores and hotel.

BOMBS have exploded in two department stores and a hotel in southern Thailand, killing at least one person and wounding many more.

The blasts occurred at the Odean and Big C stores, as well as the Lee Garden Hotel in Songkhla province's Hat Yai city, the largest city in southern Thailand, according to officials and news reports.

Television news reports quoted Thai army Lieutenant General Ongkorn Thongprasom as saying that at least one person was killed at the Odean, and that there were many more wounded. news.com.au

Parts of Thailand are under martial law due to a government reported insurgency.

[edit on 16-9-2006 by sanctum]

This goes to show us all that terrorism is the new "plague". It's not limited to the middle east, UK and USA...it's everywhere. Southern Thailand is known for, and has a large Asian Muslim population. The attacks in Southern Thailand are directed towards Muslims, not from them. Attacks like this in Southern Thailand have stepped up over recent years, does anyone else see the trend? It's picking up everywhere.....


Sporty

[edit on 16/9/2006 by SportyMB]