4 injured in petrol station bombings in Thailand's Deep South

Assailants detonated bombs at nearly a dozen petrol stations in Thailand's Deep South early Sunday, injuring four people, the latest attacks in the insurgency-hit region.



A low-level conflict since 2004 has killed thousands of people as rebels in the Muslim-majority region bordering Malaysia battle for greater autonomy.



Several bombs exploded within a 40-minute period after midnight on Sunday, igniting 11 petrol stations across Thailand's southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala.



Authorities did not announce any arrests or say who may be behind the attacks.



Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters that security agencies believed the attacks were a "signal" timed with elections for local administrators taking place on Sunday, and "not aimed at insurgency".