At least eight blasts hit three cities within hours at Thailand today.

1. Thursday night, Hua Hin -- Twin blasts strike near bar at about 11 p.m., killing at least one
2. Friday morning, Surat Thani -- Two explosions occur, the first at 8:01 a.m. and the second at 8:30 a.m., killing at least one
3. Friday morning, Phuket -- Two bombs went off at Patong beach and Bangala street at 9 a.m., injuring one
4. Friday morning, Hua Hin -- Two more bombs hit at 9:05 a.m. near a clock tower

Multiple attacks Friday

On Friday morning at least six explosions occurred in three locations.

Two more bombs went off Hua Hin, and the southern city of Surat Thani and the resort island of Phuket were each hit by twin blasts, police said.

In Surat Thani city, the explosions occurred at 8:01 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. local time, according to Chavalit, a local police captain. Those two blasts were located about 650 feet (200 meters) apart from each other.

A female municipal worker was killed and four were injured in that incident, Chanmornoi said.

Around 9 a.m. on Friday in Phuket, two bombs went off, one at Patong Beach and one at Bang La Street -- both popular tourist sites -- according to Major General Theerapol Thipcharoen, the chief of Phuket Provincial Police.

One person suffered minor injuries in the Phuket incident, Theerapol told CNN.

Back in Hua Hin at 9:05 a.m, another two bombs went off near a clock tower, a city landmark, according to Yoosumran.

"Police have tightened security," he said. "We have set up check points and inspecting bags and other things."

 

The series of explosions started Thursday night in the resort of Hua Hin. Two bombs placed near a local bar went off within a few minutes of each other as foreign tourists were leaving to go back to their hotels, Police Lieutenant Colonel Samoer Yoosumran said.

In that incident, one woman working at a food vending cart in front of the bar was killed and at least 11 people mostly foreign visitors were injured