Military officials in southern Thailand say eight soldiers have been killed in a roadside bombing.
Authorities say two soldiers and two civilians were wounded in the blast Saturday morning in the Muslim-majority Yala province.
A military spokesman said the soldiers were returning home in a truck after finishing a patrol when a bomb destroyed the vehicle, killing the eight soldiers instantly.
No group has taken responsibility, but rebel groups have carried out many similar attacks in the region.
The insurgents are a shadowy group believed to want more autonomy for the south, but have no united, public face.
Thailand is majority Buddhist, but its three southern border provinces with Malaysia - Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala - are 80 percent ethnic Malay Muslim.
More than 100 years ago they formed an independent Malay sultanate, until Thailand seized the territory.
A simmering resentment against Thai Buddhist rule exploded in 2004 in fighting that has left more than 5,000 people dead, most of them civilians.
Authorities say two soldiers and two civilians were wounded in the blast Saturday morning in the Muslim-majority Yala province.
A military spokesman said the soldiers were returning home in a truck after finishing a patrol when a bomb destroyed the vehicle, killing the eight soldiers instantly.
No group has taken responsibility, but rebel groups have carried out many similar attacks in the region.
The insurgents are a shadowy group believed to want more autonomy for the south, but have no united, public face.
Thailand is majority Buddhist, but its three southern border provinces with Malaysia - Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala - are 80 percent ethnic Malay Muslim.
More than 100 years ago they formed an independent Malay sultanate, until Thailand seized the territory.
A simmering resentment against Thai Buddhist rule exploded in 2004 in fighting that has left more than 5,000 people dead, most of them civilians.