Police: 2 suspected bomb-makers accidentally bomb themselves, die

Two men died when their motorcycle exploded in the capital’s Min Buri district.

Boonluen Pinta, 41, and another man yet to be identified were killed when a home-made bomb they were transporting exploded.

Both men were dressed in black and wearing combat boots, police said. Investigators found several more bombs and bomb-making materials inside a house they were renting. 

A group of three or four men were reportedly seen fleeing the home following the explosion, Thai PBS reported.

Photo: Thai PBS

 




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