A bomb concealed in a parked vehicle exploded and killed one person and wounded 13 others in Pattani, and a roadside bomb injured two soldiers in Narathiwat on Thursday morning.
Police said the explosion in Pattani occurred about 8.07am. The bomb was hidden inside a pick-up truck parked in front of the provincial public health office.
The man who died in the blast was Manit Uma, a retired government official.
Six men, five women and two girls were injured, hit by flying debris. One of them was in a critical condition.
They were rushed to Pattani hospital. Three of them remained in the hospital this evening.
Part of the provincial public health office building and at least 10 cars were damaged in the blast.
Police said the pick-up truck that exploded had a fake licence plate. It belonged to a Pattani resident who was shot and injured by insurgents on Nov 17, 2011. Following the attack, they stole her vehicle.
The pickup had been parked outside the office building for two days, police said.
Later this morning, two soldiers were injured by a roadside bomb in Narathiwat's Bajoh district.
Police said the five-kilogramme bomb was detonated by remote control as six soldiers on motorcycles were returning to their base after providing security for teachers.
The explosion created a 60-centimetre wide, 40-centimetre deep hole in the road.
The two wounded soldiers were rushed to hospital.
Police were investigating.
More than 5,000 people have been killed and over 8,400 hurt in the three southern border provinces and the four districts of Songkhla since the violence erupted afresh in January 2004, according to Deep South Watch - an agency that monitors the conflict in the far South.
A bomb attack kills one person and wounds 13 others in Pattani province on Feb 9, 2012. (Photo by Rosida Pusu)