Thailand – IED at Petrol Station in Mueang Pattani District

On 3 February 2026 at approximately 19:30, authorities were alerted to the presence of an IED at a PTT petrol station in Mueang Pattani District of Pattani Province, Thailand. EOD officers responded and located a time-initiated IED in a plastic zip-lock bag, which was concealed inside a toilet tank in the station’s restroom. The device, which consisted of a stainless steel cannister connected to a digital timing circuit set to detonate on 14 February 2026, was successfully rendered safe using a high-powered water disruptor.

Source: Thairath News (YouTube)

This event is not isolated, as authorities responded to reports of numerous IEDs located at two additional PTT petrol stations in Mueang Pattani District on 3 and 4 February 2026. Previously, on 11 January 2026, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat Provinces were subject to as many as 11 simultaneous attacks involving IEDs at petrol stations. At that time, Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul claimed that the attacks were not aimed at insurgency while Army Commander Major-General Narathip Phoynok intensified security to the maximum level across the affected districts.

OSTD Event IDs: 78284, 78286, 78287, 77914, 77915 and 77916

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