Thailand government office bombed during official meeting about spread of COVID-19

A bombing of a government office in southern Thailand has injured at least 20 people.

A destroyed vehicle sits on a road after a car bomb attack during official meeting about the spread of COVID-19. Source: EPA

A bombing of a major government office in Thailand's insurgency-plagued far south has wounded at least 20 people.

Colonel Pramote Prom-in said a grenade and a car bombing were used to attack the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre in the capital city of Yala province.

It was crowded with hundreds of people at the time because many local officials had been invited to a meeting about COVID-19, he said.

A destroyed vehicle sits on a road after a car bomb attack during official meeting about the spread of COVID-19. Source: EPA

A hospital reported 20 people were hurt.

Colonel Pramote said none of those wounded were badly injured.

There were no initial claims of responsibility.

Thailand's three southernmost provinces have been the scene of a Muslim separatist insurgency since 2004.

About 7,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the violence.