Bombs in southern Thailand kill 3, wound 63

By Washington Examiner

Published May 25, 2014 1:53am ET

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Bombs in southern Thailand kill 3, wound 63 — Thai police officers and soldiers examine the site where a bomb exploded at a super store in Pattani province, southern Thailand Saturday, May 24, 2014 Police say at least nine bombs have exploded in Thailand's restive south, killing two people and wounding dozens. The blasts were in a southern province that is facing an Islamic insurgency. (AP Photo/Sumeth Panpetch) | Sumeth Panpetch

BANGKOK (AP) — A series of coordinated bomb attacks in restive southern Thailand hit convenience stores, gas stations and other locations, killing three people and wounding scores, police said.

The explosions Saturday evening occurred in Pattani province in Thailand’s predominantly Muslim south, where an Islamic insurgency has claimed thousands of lives.

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