A bomb went off early Sunday morning near a major supermarket in the southern province of Pattani while a motorycle bomb at the township's clocktower killed two security guards, police said.
The incident occurred at 12.30am in the municipality of Pattani's Muang district.
The bomb, which sparked a fire, destroyed the entire Diana Supermarket injured one passer-by, police said.
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Photo by a security volunteer in Pattani province
The fire also spread to a nearby store selling farm machinery. Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control after an hour.
On Sunday at noon, suspected insurgents detonated a motorcycle bomb at the Pattani clock tower roundabout, killing two security volunteers and wounding 10 bystanders.
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A motorcycle bomb attack at the Pattani clock tower roundabout kills two civilians on Sunday. (Photo by @tas_ma tassama, Twitter)
Security personell overnight also found five improvised explosive devices contained in condoms at a fresh market and public park in Pattani's Muang district. They contained lighters and digital watches.
On Saturday night and early Sunday, many explosive devices were planted in different areas of Muang district but only one of them exploded, police said. The clock tower explosion occurred hours later.
In Pattani's Yarang district, a living quarters of a village defence team, a mobile telephone signal tower and five closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) were set on fire in arson attacks.
Authorities said they felt the attacks were a demonstration by the insurgents that they were still a threat after a major victory by marines last Wednesday that left 16 militants dead and four more captured following a raid on a marine base.
About 80 heavily armed gunmen stormed the base in Narathiwat province on Wednesday morning in a major assault that resulted in the deaths of at least 16 assailants and the capture of four others.