A mushroom hunter in Tak province narrowly avoided a potentially fatal accident after discovering an M67 fragmentation grenade hidden beneath dry leaves in the woods and using a knife to pry it out before realising what it was.
The discovery was reported to local authorities, who alerted Tak provincial police. Police chief Pol. Maj. Gen. Songphon Sangkhasem ordered an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team led by Pol. Lt. Col. Somkiat Mankaew to investigate urgently. The grenade was found in scrubland about 20 metres from a dirt road branching off the old Phahonyothin route between Tak and Wang Chao, approximately five kilometres from Tak city. Officers secured the area and examined the object, identifying it as an M67 anti-personnel fragmentation grenade. According to the EOD team, the grenade’s pin had been pulled, but its safety mechanism had not been fully disengaged, preventing it from detonating.
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Source: Khaosod English News
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