1 dead, 23 injured as terrorist bombings hits Thailand tourist hotspot Hua Hin

Thailand: At least one person has been killed and 23 people wounded after a tourist hotspot in Hua Hin near Bangkok Thailand was hit by a terrorist bomb on Thursday. At least 9 foreigners believed to include Western tourists are among those receiving medical treatment.

According to reports, two motorbikes were believed to have been involved in the blasts which have left some of those wounded in critical condition in a market area of the resort.

The bombs are believed to have been hidden inside plant pots and detonated by mobile phone.

The area have been sealed up by the Thai authorities while casualties are been attended to as securities agencies collect evidence from the scene.

Hua Hin which is popular with Westerners is reportedly famous as the preferred home of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

According to a tweet by BBC correspondence Jonathan Head, he said;

"Police in Hua Hin say 2 motorbike bombs injured 11 ppl, some seriously, some foreigners. 1 bomb followed by 2nd; similar to south insurgents."

Thailand has been rocked by series of Islamist terror strikes in recent years, which is linked in part to an insurgency in the south of the country.