NARATHIWAT- A roadside bomb exploded in Muang district on Tuesday morning during army chief Teerachai Nakwanich's visit to this deep South province.
The improvised bomb went off at a traffic sign in tambon Manang Kayor around 7.25am, said Pol Lt Col Pongsak Daengdee, investigation chief at Muang police station.
Bomb debris was scattered over the area, but no injuries were reported.
Bomb disposal officers said the bomb, inside a 20-kg cooking gas cylinder, was triggered remotely.
A police investigation found that two men on a motorcycle had planted the bomb near the traffic sign and left the area shortly before a military patrol providing protection for teachers arrived on foot.
Another man then detonated the bomb by radio and quickly ran to a waiting motorcycle on the other side of the road, about 300 metres from the blast scene.
Police blamed insurgents wanting to unrest during Gen Teerachai’s inspection trip to this strife-torn border province.
