Pathum Thani Residents Alarmed by Discarded Fake Bomb

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Residents in Pathum Thani province were startled yesterday afternoon when they discovered several orange, stick-like objects resembling a bomb, complete with wires and a working timer, abandoned in a roadside rubbish bin. The suspicious find, located outside an empty commercial building on Semue Fa Kram Road, prompted immediate police action.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Setthawut Kamnama from the Khu Khot Police Station was alerted at 2 p.m. and quickly arrived at the scene with investigators. They found the concerning items in a 200-litre green plastic bin positioned by a utility pole outside the former office building, now unoccupied.

The objects were five to six orange sticks, each a cubit in length, bound together and attached to a running timer, convincingly mimicking an explosive device. After securing the location and keeping anxious locals at a safe distance, police examined the items and determined they were fake.

Further investigation revealed the items were likely props from a closed company that used to create YouTube content. A former employee indicated that these dummy explosives might have been used in filming. The company, which specialized in game content, crafted specific props as needed. With the business no longer in operation, these items were likely discarded, unintentionally causing panic when mistaken for a genuine bomb threat, reported The Thaiger.