Tag: Hua Hin

Four dead as Thailand hit by string of blasts

by Ju APILAPORN HUA HIN, Thailand (AFP) — A string of bomb attacks targeting Thailand’s crucial tourism industry have killed four people, officials said Friday, sending authorities scrambling to identify a motive and find the perpetrators. Twin bombs exploded in the upscale resort of Hua Hin late Thursday, killing one woman and wounding more than 20 others, including nine foreign tourists, and were followed by two more on Friday morning that killed another person. A […]

One dead, 19 injured in Thailand resort town blasts

by Anusak KONGLANG Ju APILAPORN BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Twin blasts in Thailand killed one woman and injured 19 people, including foreigners, in the popular seaside resort town of Hua Hin late Thursday night, police said. The explosions took place thirty minutes apart in the bar district of the popular beach town, the latest incident to threaten Thailand’s reputation as a holidaymaker’s paradise. Small blasts are common in Thailand during times of heightened political tension, […]