A series of coordinated blasts across Thailand has targeted tourist towns leaving four dead and many injured, with reports of more explosions.
In the popular resort town of Hua Hin four bombs exploded over the past 24 hours. Several blasts also hit the island of Phuket on Friday.
No group has said it carried out the attacks, but suspicion is likely to fall on separatist insurgents.
The timing is sensitive as Thais mark a long weekend for the queen's birthday.
Police on Friday ruled out international terrorism and said that any links to the southern insurgency were unclear.
The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says that if it turns out insurgents are behind these attacks it would mark a significant change of tactics after a 12-year conflict which has killed more than 6,000 people, but has never targeted tourists.
Where are the blasts?
Reports of sporadic blasts across the southern half of Thailand are still coming in. So far the locations include:
- Four blasts over 24 hours in Hua Hin where two people have died
- Two blasts in Surat Thani where one person has died
- Two blasts in the tourist beach town of Patong on Phuket island
- One blast in Trang where one person has died
- Blasts in the beach province of Phang Nga