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AFP | August 05, 2012 10:18PM | Bangkok Post

IF you left your AK-47 assault rifle, 10 hand grenades and five mines on a public bus,
Bangkok police would like to speak with you.



THAI police are looking for the owner of a bag left on a public bus in Bangkok with
an AK-47 assault rifle, more than 200 bullets, 10 hand grenades and five mines inside.

The owner is thought to have fled when the bus broke down on the outskirts of the capital
after developing mechanical problems near the end of its journey from northeast Thailand,
the authorities said.

Police said it was unclear where the arms were destined.

"We are investigating and searching" for the owner, said Police Colonel Kamthorn Ouicharoen.

Thailand has seen a number of grenade attacks in the past linked to political violence and
personal disputes, while gun and bomb attacks are common in the kingdom's insurgency-
plagued deep south.