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BANGKOK (AP) — More than a dozen grenade and bomb attacks in southern Thailand killed two suspected insurgents whose explosives detonated unexpectedly, authorities said Thursday. Eight civilians and officials were wounded in the Wednesday night violence, said Pramote Prom-in, a spokesman for Thailand's Internal Security Operations Command. He identified the dead as "insurgent operation leaders." No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which targeted police stations and checkpoints in Muslim-majority provinces in Thailand's deep south. Southern Thailand has been in the grip of a separatist insurgency in this predominantly Buddhist country for years. About 7,000 people have been killed since the conflict flared in 2004. The insurgents regularly carry out bombings and assassinations against government targets.

Thai police: Attacks kill 2 suspected insurgents in south