Teens hurl "ping-pong bomb" at homes, no injuries
Two teenagers on a motorcycle hurled a homemade explosive device into a Chonburi residential area, shattering a car window but injuring no one. Police are reviewing security footage to identify the suspects.
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.
The blast damaged a white Toyota Yaris parked outside a rental property, shattering a side window.
A resident, Chat Klam Bua, 65, said she was asleep when she heard a loud explosion.
"I woke up and went to check, and saw the car window had been shattered," she said, adding that most people in the area were asleep at the time.
Witnesses told police they saw two teenage males riding a motorcycle enter the alley before throwing the explosive and fleeing the scene at speed. The make and model of the motorcycle were not identified.
The resident said she had no known disputes with anyone.
Police have documented the scene and advised the victim to file a formal complaint. Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage along possible escape routes to identify and apprehend the suspects.
