Car Bomb Explosion in Southern Thailand: One Dead, Many Wounded

Pattani is one of the three Muslim majority southern provinces in Thailand.

A large car bomb exploded outside a hotel in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued region. (Photo: Reuters)

• A large car bomb exploded outside a hotel in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued southern region on Tuesday, killing one and wounding 30 people.
  
  
• The explosion occurred before midnight on the outskirts of Pattani, one of the three Muslim majority southern provinces.
  
  
• Pattani has witnessed near-daily shootings and roadside bombs since 2004, which has killed more than 6,500 civilians. Embassies warn nationals against travelling to Pattani because of the conflict between Buddhists and Muslims.
  

(With inputs from PTI)