The next day, several more bombings took place, again targeting Hua Hin as well as Surat Thani, Phuket and Trang.
One Thai woman selling fruit on the street was killed and 23 people, including twelve foreigners, were injured.
[citation needed] A bomb that had been hidden in a flower pot exploded outside the Surat Thani police station and killed a municipal employee.
[4] On 12 August, the Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha mentioned "bad people [that] have been acting since before the referendum."
"[5] Two suspects have been arrested in relation to the bombings with the Thai government stating their motive was "to create chaos and confusion".