Seven people have suffered minor
injuries on the popular tourist island of Koh Samui in Thailand after a
vehicle exploded, local media say.
The explosion happened at about 23:30 local time (16:30 GMT) in the Central Festival shopping mall.Six Thais and a 12-year-old Italian girl suffered injuries.
Local officials believe the vehicle may have been brought to Koh Samui from one of three southern Thai provinces where Islamist militants operate.
However, officials say the exact provenance of the vehicle has yet to be established.
"The authorities are still investigating the scene to find out more details before linking it to any insurgency groups,'' said the island's disaster prevention chief Poonsak Sophonpathumrak told the Associated Press
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