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Blast scene CSI

Once a year in Thailand, ATF agents host a two-week course on investigating bomb blasts.

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Blast scene CSI

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  1. Blast scene CSI

  2. A vehicle is blown up during a course on blast scene investigation near Hua Hin, Thailand January 17, 2016. The two-week course, taught by experts from the ATF, is held at least once a year in Thailand. But recent events have added new urgency to an otherwise routine training. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  3. On Jan. 14, just days after the course began, Indonesian militants launched an attack in central Jakarta with pistols and homemade bombs. Eight people died, including the four militants. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, raising fears of more violence by the group's supporters across the region. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  4. Five months before that, another improvised explosive device tore through a popular shrine in Bangkok, killing 20 people, most of them foreign tourists. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  5. "The whole world knows there is a bomb threat in Southeast Asia now," said Gunalan Muniandy, one of eight Malaysian police officers taking the course with counterparts from Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. "We better get prepared for the future." REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  6. A dummy acting as a motorcycle suicide bomber is blown up next to a vehicle during a course on blast scene investigation near Hua Hin, Thailand January 17, 2016. To match SOUTHEASTASIA-SECURITY/ REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  7. A view of the aftermath of a simulated attack on a vehicle by a dummy acting as a motorcycle suicide bomber during the course, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  8. An expert from the ATF equips a dummy with a suicide vest to be detonated during a course on blast scene investigation, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  9. The face of dummy used to simulate a suicide bomber is marked with a flag among the debris of a blast, January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  10. The wreckage of a car destroyed in a blast is pictured, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  11. A police officer holds evidence markers while searching for clues among the debris, January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  12. A dummy acting as a motorcycle suicide bomber simulates an attack on a vehicle before being blown up, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  13. A vehicle is blown up during a course on blast scene investigation, January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  14. A vehicle rigged with explosives is seen before being blown up, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  15. The wreckage of a vehicle that was blown up, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  16. An expert from the ATF opens a C-4 package to prepare an improvised explosive device, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  17. Police officers from Laos search for clues in the wreckage of a car destroyed in a blast, January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  18. Experts from the ATF prepare improvised explosive devices, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  19. An expert from the ATF places an improvised explosive device under a car before detonating it, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  20. The wreckage of a vehicle that was blown up, January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

  21. Improvised explosive devices made with a toolbox and frying pan are seen on a table before being detonated, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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