Southern Thailand bombs kill two

[rodeodance]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4406721.stm

3 April, 2005, 19:50 GMT 20:50 UK

Southern Thailand bombs kill two


Three bombs have exploded almost simultaneously in southern Thailand, killing two people and injuring dozens........

Another bomb went off outside a hotel in the town of Songkhla, some 40km (25 miles) to the north.

Over the past year more than 600 people have died in Thailand's largely Muslim south, in attacks officials blame on Islamic separatists........

The BBC's Kylie Morris in Bangkok says Sunday's attacks represent a further deterioration of security in the south, where violence is normally directed at soldiers, police, teachers and local authorities........