Explosive devices in plastic bags were found in a flush tank in the women’s toilet at the Pattani bus terminal in Muang district of the southern border province on Thursday. (Photo: Abdullah Benjakat)Two timebombs were defused at the Pattani bus terminal in Muang district on Thursday after they were found hidden a toilet, with authorities saying they resembled previous finds at several petrol stations in the province. Police received a report from local people in tambon Tabulo of a suspicious object in a restroom at the station at about 7am, said Pol Col Jeffrey Saimankul, chief of the Muang district police station. Authorities went to inspect and discovered two devices in the women’s toilet. The perpetrators of Thursday’s incident were believed to be the same group responsible for planting bombs with digital timers at three PTT petrol stations in the district on Tuesday night.

Source: Bangkok Post February 05, 2026 22:08 UTC