(VOVworld) – At least one person was killed and 14 others injured in 4 bomb blasts in Thailand’s southern province of Yala on Sunday.

Thai Explosive Ordinance Disposal officers inspect the damage after a car bomb exploded in the southern province of Yala. (Photo: AFP)

Tens of buildings were destroyed. Soldiers and police promptly surrounded the devastated area to find the perpetrators. Yala is one of three southern provinces, along with Pattani and Narathiwat, that have suffered a decade of attacks by rebels which have killed more than 6,000 people.