YALA: A tyre shop in Muang district was bombed Tuesday evening but no casualties were reported.
Police said two men on a motorcyle apparently planted the explosive at Seesan Max Tyre Centre on Siroros 2 Road near the Sateng intersection, and set it off electronically after they left.
The explosion damaged the front part of the shop and its merchandise, mainly tyres and alloy wheels.
Security authorities said batteries and electronic devices were destroyed as well.
Uzman Harong, a 69-year-old security guard at the shop, said the owner, Aseesan Musor, 36, was away on business.
Police quoted witnesses as saying that two men arrived at the shop on a motorcycle. The pillion rider placed a metal box believed to contain the bomb in front of the shop. It detonated after they had left the scene.
Police said the bomb was detonated by radio. They said the motive was unknown, likely insurgents or a business conflict.
Security authorities examine the scene.