This is the damage after multiple bomb attacks ripped through the southern Thai city of Pattani<br/> <br />Five convenience stores were hit. Their shopfronts damaged and glass and products scattered across the floor.<br/> <br />Explosives were also detonated outside two petrol stations and a hotel.<br/> <br />Another bomb went off at an electricity station, cutting power in one district for as long as 40 minutes.<br/> <br />Gunmen also opened fire on a navy ship, a short distance from the shore.<br/> <br />Several people were killed in these attacks and scores were wounded.<br/> <br />Officials suspect that Muslim separatists are responsible for the attack.<br/> <br />Thailand is a mainly Buddhist country except for the three most southern provinces, which are mainly Muslim.<br/> <br />The south has long been plagued by resistance to central government rule.<br/> <br />Separatist rebels are staging a campaign for greater autonomy and over the last decade more than 5,700 people have been killed, caught up in the violence.
