(VOVworld) – At least 1 person was killed and 19 others were injured, one of them critically, when a bomb exploded outside a noodle shop in Thailand’s Pattani province, local police reported on Monday.

An old woman was injured after a bomb attack outside a noodle shop in Pattani province on October 24 (Photo: AFP)

Thai security forces are investigating the incident in Pattani, where many Muslims live. The explosion happened 2 months after a wave of coordinated bombings in tourist towns in Thailand’s south killed 4 Thais and wounded dozens, including foreigners. The police said the attacks were linked to Muslim armed groups.