Six bomb blasts in South Thailand injure 13

THAILAND: Domestic politics rather than Muslim insurgents may have been behind bombing attacks that injured at least 13 people in southern Thailand's tourist and commercial hub of Hat Yai, a senior police official said Monday.

Six bombs ripped through a key commercial district of the city late Sunday near two hotels, two pharmacies, a department store and a restaurant, police Lt. Pod Suansuwan said. Two of the wounded were reported in serious condition. Some attacks have also occurred in the province of Songkhla, which includes Hat Yai.

Bangkok, Monday, AP