IED

IED event in Chon Buri, Pattaya City area, Thailand on Wed 6th May 2026

6th May 2026

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CHONBURI — 6 May 2026, Two teenagers riding a motorcycle hurled a homemade “ping-pong bomb” into a residential area in Chonburi province early on Wednesday, shattering a car window but causing no injuries, police said.

Officers at Nong Prue police station were alerted to the incident in Soi Mab Yai Lia 23 in Nong Prue subdistrict.

Residents gathered at the scene to provide information to police. No injuries or fatalities were reported.

Investigators found fragments of an improvised explosive device wrapped in black tape, which had detonated after being thrown by the suspects.

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Chon Buri ( Pattaya City area )

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