Violence kill seven in Thai south

Seven people were killed and 16 wounded in a string of attacks across Thailand's far south that included two roadside bombs detonating within minutes of each other yesterday, police said.
The first blast hit a military patrol vehicle on a village road in Yala. A second device, buried in the car park of a football field in Pattani province, killed three police officers and wounded 14 others.
In a separate attack, four gunmen riding motorbikes shot dead a 45-year-old Muslim man as he drove his car in Narathiwat province yesterday afternoon.