Bangkok ,March 16 , SPA -- A powerful car bomb exploded outside a popularhotel in Thailand's majority-Muslim province of Pattani, killing twopeople and injuring 14 others including a Thai senator, mediadpa quoted reports as saying Sunday. The bomb was detonated at 7:45 pm local time Saturday in a carparked 15 metres away from the lobby of the CS Pattani Hotel, whichis popular among visiting government officials, tourists andjournalists, said The Nation newspaper. A hotel security guard and driver were killed in the blast whichalso damaged the lobby, shattered the hotel's windows and left 14people injured including Thai Senator Anusart Suwanmongkol, owner ofthe hotel. Two smaller bombs were detonated at 8:00 pm in the hotel'sground floor restroom, and another outside the coffee shop, butcaused little damage and no injuries. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/536911