Officials in Thailand say eight people have died and at least 70 people were wounded in three bomb blasts just minutes apart in the country's insurgency-plagued south.
The governor of Yala says the explosions went off Saturday around lunchtime in Yala city's business area.
Authorities say the bombs, hidden in two motorcycles and a car, also set several nearby buildings on fire.
Such bombings are a common tactic of Islamic separatists who have been waging an insurgency in the Muslim-dominated provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani since early 2004. The conflict has taken more than 5,000 lives.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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