An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialist was injured while defusing bombs in a toilet at a petrol station in Muang district of this southern border province on Wednesday morning.
Authorities reported that improvised explosive devices were found at three PTT petrol stations in tambon Sabarang and tambon Talubo in Muang district on Tuesday night, prompting the deployment of EOD specialists to defuse them. At a PTT station on Highway 410 (Pattani-Yala) in Talubo, a maid reportedly spotted a suspicious object in a toilet for people with disabilities.
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Source: Bangkok Post News
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