Multiple bomb, arson attacks rock Thailand's south

Explosions and fires ripped through at least 17 locations in southern Thailand on Wednesday, in what appeared to be multiple coordinated attacks that injured seven people, Qazet.az reports according to authorities.

The bombings and arson attacks happened after midnight and targeted convenience stores and a gas station across three provinces, lightly injuring at least seven, according to police and military statements.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks so far.

Provinces in southern Thailand along the border with Malaysia have seen a decades-long, low-level insurgency, in which the Thai government has battled shadowy groups seeking independence for the predominantly Muslim provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and parts of Songkhla.