At least one person has been killed and 23 more injured with foreigners among the victims after two explosions hit Hua Hin, a popular coastal resort in the Gulf of Thailand frequented by families and foreign tourists as well as Thai visitors.

Police said 23 people were wounded and a woman died by the twin explosives hidden in plant pots about 50 meters apart, and detonated by mobile phones. The first bomb was placed near a bar and the second explosive in a tourist area, in a attempt to get as many people injured as possible.

According to a witness, the woman who died was a street food vendor selling somtum (papaya salad) in the area of the blasts.

All bars and restaurants in Hua Hin are temporarily shut down by order of Thai authorities. It was not clear who is behind the attack.

Among the first to report the blasts on Twitter Edwin Wiek, founder of Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand:

“The Huahin hospital says two injured foreigners are from the Netherlands. Bombs in Hua Hin were in plant pots, one foreign man with wife and child badly injured, had bones sticking out of legs according to local people.”

At San Paolo hospital 7 injured foreigners from #bomb in #Huahin, 1 seriously injured, from Austria, Italy, Germany pic.twitter.com/guxgDhiNE2

— Edwin Wiek (@EdwinWiek) August 11, 2016

Richard Barrow said that at least two foreign tourists are seriously injured.

At least two foreign tourists are seriously injured in the bomb blasts in Hua Hin #Thailand (Via @Voice_TV) pic.twitter.com/wzMmxInVPQ

— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) August 11, 2016

“I am currently at my mates villa in Hua Hin in Thailand some bombs have just gone off”, MikeC said. “We are helping the injured in Hua Hin in Thailand,” he added.

I am currently at my mates villa @MarkCollyerReal in #HuaHin in #Thailand some bombs have just gone off pic.twitter.com/OWrxX7MrLO

— MikeC (@mikethecraigy) August 11, 2016

The wounded were rushed to Hua Hin hospital, among the injured many foreigners.

ระเบิดใจกลางเมืองหัวหิน 2 จุด เจ็บอื้อ #springnews 19 pic.twitter.com/smTtTY5fux

— kibbzaa@springnews (@kibbzaa_spring) August 11, 2016

The second explosion injured 15 people in central Hua Hin.

ด่วน! เกิดเหตุระเบิด 2 จุด กลางเมืองหัวหิน บาดเจ็บ 15 ราย
Cr : FB เสียงจากแผ่นดินแม่ / เฟิส แพนด้าซิ่ง pic.twitter.com/IPeMRGjiNW

— เรื่องเด่นเย็นนี้ (@RDNewsCH3) August 11, 2016

Many people sent messages of support and solidarity with Thailand.

I didn't know 😱 How many more to suffer? 😔 RT “@Husso441: So sad to hear of the bombing in Hua Hin. Thinking of those affected #Thailand”

— -sonia- (@_witty_n_wise_) August 11, 2016