Bang Phlat police station was informed that a bronze-coloured Daewoo car, driven sus?piciously near the prime minis?ter's home, had been stopped by the PM's security officers, who found explosive devices in it. They detained an army officer, identified as Lt Thawatchai Klinchana, driving the car, whose licence was fake. He was taken to the Police Crime Suppression Division for questioning.

9.30am

Police and five bomb squad officers arrived to check the car parked on the side of of Rajvithi Rd, Bang Phlat, 400 metres from the PM's residence. The officers allegedly found "explosive devices", including 3.5 pounds of C-4, two sticks of TNT, a detonator, four sandbags, two gallons of benzine and some fer?tiliser.

11am

The officers finished destroying the "explosive devices" - with a water gun - and the car was towed to a safe place for fur?ther checks.

12am

Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sacked Pallop as deputy ISOC director.

2pm

Lt Thawatchai said to the police that he had no idea that the explosive devices were hidden in the car. He was only paid Bt200 by a friend with to drive the car from the scene to Suan Oui.