On August 11, 2016, two bombs exploded in the Thai resort town of

Hua Hin Hua Hin ( th, หัวหิน, ) is one of eight districts (''amphoe'') of Prachuap Khiri Khan province in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula in Thailand. Its seat of government, also named Hua Hin, is a beach resort town. The district ...

. One person was killed and 23, many of them tourists, were injured. The next day, several more bombings took place, again targeting Hua Hin as well as

Surat Thani Surat Thani ( th, สุราษฎร์ธานี, ) is a city in Amphoe Mueang Surat Thani, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. It lies south of Bangkok. It is the capital of Surat Thani Province. The city has a population of 1 ...

Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...

and Trang. At least two people were killed and many more were injured. In total, at least four people were killed and 36 injured.

August 11th

Two bombs exploded in Hua Hin at about 10:20 p.m. local time on 11 August. One Thai woman selling fruit on the street was killed and 23 people, including twelve foreigners, were injured. The injured include two English, two Dutch, one German and seven from Austria and Italy.

August 12th

Hua Hin

Three more explosions occurred in

on 12 August, killing one and injuring at least four others.

Surat Thani

A bomb that had been hidden in a flower pot exploded outside the Surat Thani police station and killed a municipal employee.

Phuket

Phuket Island Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...

was hit with two explosions on 12 August. The first occurred in the Loma Park, an area popular with tourists. The second occurred in

Patong Patong ( th, ป่าตอง , ) refers to the beach and town on Phuket's west coast. It is the main tourist resort on the island of Phuket, and is the centre of Phuket's nightlife and shopping. The beach became popular with Western tourists, e ...

near a police station.

Trang

A bombing occurred in Trang, killing one person and injuring six others.

Casualties

Reaction

No group has claimed responsibility but authorities strongly suspect that Pattani separatists are behind the bombings. On 12 August, the Prime Minister

Prayut Chan-o-cha Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; th, ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา, ; born 21 March 1954) is a Thai politician and retired Royal Thai Army, army officer who has served as the Prime Minister of T ...

mentioned "bad people

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have been acting since before the referendum." and " must not blame one another. We have never hurt or had conflicts with anyone, be it domestic or abroad." Two suspects have been arrested in relation to the bombings with the Thai government stating their motive was "to create chaos and confusion".

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