Three dead, 21 injured in Thailand bombings

A series of bomb explosions rocked insurgency-plagued southern Thailand, today, killing three people and wounding 53 others, amid power blackouts and telephone cuts.

In what were apparently co-ordinated attacks, suspected Muslim separatists struck in four provinces of the deep south, setting off at least 23 bombs, said Colonel Wichai Thongdaeng, a military spokesman.