Two detained after bomb kills 3, injures 48 at Thai festival

Authorities in Thailand have arrested two men following a bomb blast at a festival near the border with Myanmar that killed three people and wounded dozens, police said on Saturday.

An improvised explosive device went off on a dance floor at a festival in Umphang district in Thailand’s northern Tak province on Friday night, according to local police.

Two people were killed instantly and another died later in hospital, police said.

The explosion also injured 48 people among approximately 8,000-9,000 attending the event.