Police bomb squads destroyed suspected explosive devices in two southern tourist provinces on Thursday following the arrest of two suspects linked to a suspicious object found at the Phuket airport on Wednesday.
Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams and officers from Provincial Police Region 8 arrived at Patong beach in Phuket at 11am on Thursday after a suspicious object was discovered about 200 metres away from the Dolphin park. EOD officers used a high-pressure water cannon to sever any potential detonation circuits, effectively rendering the device safe. The area was cordoned off to ensure safety during the operation.
Read more…
Source: Bangkok Post
Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletter
The latest news and insights delivered right to your inbox
Related:
- High hopes for Thai bomb robots
July 17, 2017
The Defence Technology Institute (DTI) says its counter-improvised explosive devices (IED) robots will be fully operational within a year, despite the agency’s director expressing caution over their present… Currently, the DTI’s range of robots only have mobility function, meaning that they lack the practical bomb disposal abilities that would make them truly useful. DTI director Sompong Mukdasakul ...