PETALING JAYA: Two Malaysians were injured after a bomb exploded along Phu Pha Phakdi Road, Mueang district in Narathiwat, Thailand, on Monday.

Both victims only suffered minor injuries and they are from Kelantan,” he was quoted as saying. Fahmi said the victims were aged in their 20s and 30s.

The foreign ministry later confirmed that both of them received outpatient treatment at the Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital and were discharged today. It urged Malaysians in the vicinity to stay vigilant.

Wisma Putra confirmed that the explosion occurred at a safety zone checkpoint in Tha Phraya Sai at 9.35 pm.

More than five motorcycles caught fire, believed to have been caused by an explosive device planted there.

According to the Deep South Watch group, which monitors the violence, more than 7,300 people have been killed in the conflict since 2004.