At least three people were killed and dozens injured when explosives were thrown into a crowd during a festival in Thailand.
The attack took place shortly before midnight Friday local time at the Red Cross Doi Luefa Fair, which is held annually in Umfang district of North Tak province.
The Associated Press and local media cited Thai police as saying two suspects have been detained, but have not been charged.
At least 48 people were injured, six of them critically, police said.
Police were alerted to the incident at 23:30 local time (16:30 GMT) on Friday.
In a statement, the Ampang rescue team said the explosives were thrown and landed at the foot of an outdoor stage where festival-goers were dancing.
It added that some of the injured have been taken to a nearby hospital.
Several reports suggest that the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED).
Photos shared by the rescue team show debris strewn on the ground in an area of the festival that is lit up with lights.
In a post on X, Prime Minister Patongtern Shinawatra expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and injured in the blast.
He said that he has ordered the police and security agencies to find out the cause of the blast and help the affected people. He also directed to increase the number of police personnel to supervise all the festival events.
According to the Bangkok Post, between 8,000 and 9,000 people attended the week-long festival this year, and the attack happened on the last night of the event.
Umphang is the southernmost district of Thailand’s North Tak Province, which borders Myanmar to the west.