Thailand: At least four people have been killed in eight bomb blasts that have hit across Thailand in the past 24 hours, in the resort town of Hua Hin and southern provinces, authorities said. “The type of bomb is still under investigation,” Hua Hin’s police chief, Sitthichai Srisopacharoenrat, told AFP after the twin blasts. Officials said they were looking into motivations behind the latest blasts, which hit around after 10pm local time (1am AEST). But the generals have been unable to quell a festering Islamic insurgency in the three most southern provinces—nearly 1,000km away from Hua Hin. Hua Hin is an upscale resort town about 200kilometres south of Bangkok, popular with both local and foreign tourists.

Source: Mint August 12, 2016 05:48 UTC