PATTANI: The district officer and a woman were slightly injured in two bomb explosions which occurred in Yaring district on Sunday morning, police said.
The first bomb went off at about 8.25am at a signboard in front of Yaring School in tambon Yamu. A woman, Somjin Suebprasit, 57, was slighly injured in the explosion.
The second blast occurred at about the same time on a road by Yaring School. Adul Meensen, the Yaring district officer, sustained a minor injury.
Later at about 9.30am, another two bomb explosions took place in tambon Khao Tum of Yarang district. The first explosion was from a bomb placed in the basket of a bicycle parked on Highway 410 and the second from a small bomb laid at a spot about 100 metres away.
There were no reports of deaths or injuries in the two explosions.
Earlier at about 5.30am, a suspicious object was found on Tha Sadet road in tambon Taluban of Sai Buri district. Police went to the scene for examination and found it was a pipe bomb. The bomb was subsequently defused.
Two other bombs were also reported to have been found at three other spots in the Taluban Municipality. Police were investigating.
