A pair of car bombs wounded 17 people late Tuesday in the main town of Pattani province in the deep South. The bombs were detonated near each other and 20 minutes apart. This so-called double tap is an increasingly common tactic by southern insurgents, with the aim of causing maximum casualties with the second bomb among those who respond to the first. The first blast at 10.40pm near a pub and karaoke caused no casualties. The second car bomb exploded at 11pm, and caused 17 security officers and bystanders wounded and hospitalised.

Source: Bangkok Post August 23, 2016 23:15 UTC