Police in Thailand say twin bomb attacks have killed two paramilitary soldiers and wounded nine others in the country's south.
Kritsanapong Paetsit, a police spokesperson, said on Saturday that a group of at least five fighters set off a roadside bomb that hurled a military vehicle off the road in Yala province.
The blast wounded four rangers who were on patrol, sparking an exchange of gunfire that lasted for 10 minutes.
A second bomb exploded about 1.5km away from the first attack, killing two rangers and wounding five. The incident happened in Yala's Raman district, Paetsit said.
The attacks coincided with a visit by Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Thai prime minister, to the nearby province of Narathiwat to chair a meeting on development strategy for the southern provinces.
More than 4,200 people have been killed in Thailand's three Muslim-dominated provinces since an uprising erupted there in 2004.
The number of attacks has increased in recent months in what security analysts say could be a response to government claims that its public-relations campaigns were helping to contain the unrest. (read more)
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