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Thai Rath reported that a 23 year old baggage handler had been stabbed in a feud between rival employees at Bangkok's main airport, Suvarnabhumi.

 

Airport police arrived at the road leading to control post 4 and found Yutthasat who had been stabbed in the right hip. He was given first aid at the scene then taken to Chularat 9 Hospital. 

 

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Yutthasat was ambushed as he went home on Monday about 10 pm. 

 

A group of about ten attackers melted away after the incident. 

 

The police said it was a private matter between rival groups. 

 

They continue to investigate. 

 

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10 attackers on one dude?

Rival employees (gangs) working at the airport stabbing other workers and they seem so concerned about tourists.

Terrible. 

 

Possibly, fighting over who gets to open what flights luggage to check for items allegedly. Some flights are more lucrative that others. ????

 

 

Welcome to the Twiglet zone.

 

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

The police said it was a private matter between rival groups

Nothing to see here...Move on you buggers!!

23 year old kids don’t care about falang tourism….save face, be tough, same in every country.

 

Guess what?  In the 1800s kids were getting stabbed……now it’s on the internet.  Not shocked.  In Ukraine, it’s much worse.   

 

be safe falang……..wear fake gold and wai the soi dogs….. 

1 hour ago, hughrection said:

Possibly, fighting over who gets to open what flights luggage to check for items allegedly. Some flights are more lucrative that others. ????

 

That was my initial thought, but in well over a 100 flights nothing has ever disappeared from my baggage (I’m not sure my baggage has ever even been opened By anyone airside).

With such low quality staff like this, no wonder I had several things stolen from my luggage a few years back.  

'Rival groups'?  Wow.  Like a gangland in an airport! 

37 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

That was my initial thought, but in well over a 100 flights nothing has ever disappeared from my baggage (I’m not sure my baggage has ever even been opened By anyone airside).

Did your baggage contain anything worth stealing?

They don't open baggage at random, these days it's all high tech X-ray first.

"The police said it was a private matter between rival groups. "

 

well, that's sorted, then....

55 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

That was my initial thought, but in well over a 100 flights nothing has ever disappeared from my baggage (I’m not sure my baggage has ever even been opened By anyone airside).

or ............. you don't have nuttin worth stealin. ????

16 minutes ago, poskat said:

"The police said it was a private matter between rival groups. "

 

well, that's sorted, then....

That headliner is way too deceptive.  Baggage handler at airport.  Totally irrelevant to the actual event.  Nothing to do with his occupation or location.

 

Sort of like reading some of the 'school shootings' in the USA, that didn't involve students or on school grounds.  Just gang bangers or a mugging gone bad, nearby a school.

 

I was expecting 2 baggage handlers fighting over an iPhone they pinched from someone's luggage, hopefully on the tarmac, planeside to add to the drama ????  How disappointing .... next

 

Welcome to Thailand please collect your stab vest before you enter the baggage claim area ????

Technical college graduate ???? They like to play such games

What a bunch of cowards. 10 against 1 wow these guys are real hard cases for sure

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The police said it was a private matter between rival groups.

Fighting over the incoming spoils?

5 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

That was my initial thought, but in well over a 100 flights nothing has ever disappeared from my baggage (I’m not sure my baggage has ever even been opened By anyone airside).

Bags are X-rayed first... yours obviously didn't attract attention.

Wonder if he was possibly one of the honest ones and didn’t like what he seen other staff doing to luggage and was threatening to tell .

What the rivalry about, who can pilfer the most suitcases per hour? 

I guess some people carry a lot of baggage around with them and they just can't handle it.

7 hours ago, hughrection said:

Possibly, fighting over who gets to open what flights luggage to check for items allegedly. Some flights are more lucrative that others. ????

 

It may also be drug related.  There have been many cases over the years where baggage handler gangs have been involved in drug smuggling by placing stashes in innocent peoples bags before going into the planes hold and then being removed at the other end by another gang of handlers before the bags get to the customs halls  (the Shapelle Corby case in Bali is one that comes to mind).  Maybe the victim had been threatened to keep his mouth shut or wanted a bigger commission share.

2 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said:

It may also be drug related.  There have been many cases over the years where baggage handler gangs have been involved in drug smuggling by placing stashes in innocent peoples bags before going into the planes hold and then being removed at the other end by another gang of handlers before the bags get to the customs halls  (the Shapelle Corby case in Bali is one that comes to mind).  Maybe the victim had been threatened to keep his mouth shut or wanted a bigger commission share.

That has always preyed on my mind.......random stop, bag full of drugs......off you go.....see you again in 10 years.

3 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

What a bunch of cowards. 10 against 1 wow these guys are real hard cases for sure

More the better as long as they win and do not lose face. Numbers do not matter, a win is a win.

11 minutes ago, keithkarmann said:

More the better as long as they win and do not lose face. Numbers do not matter, a win is a win.

A mob on one guy is about as much face as it is possible to lose

7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

That was my initial thought, but in well over a 100 flights nothing has ever disappeared from my baggage (I’m not sure my baggage has ever even been opened By anyone airside).

And I am sure my baggage has been opened on my return to BKK due to several stolen items on roughly 20 flights.

4 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

What a bunch of cowards. 10 against 1 wow these guys are real hard cases for sure

Where did it say 10 against 1?  It could have been 5 against 5, with just one guy stabbed.  The other 9 melted away- both sides...

 

2 minutes ago, impulse said:

Where did it say 10 against 1?  It could have been 5 against 5, with just one guy stabbed.  The other 9 melted away- both sides...

 

A group of 10 attackers and one man stabbed........mmm......my money is on 10 to 1......is that good or bad odds?

2 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

A mob on one guy is about as much face as it is possible to lose

You would think so, but here it’s a badge of honor.

21 hours ago, KhunLA said:

That headliner is way too deceptive.  Baggage handler at airport.  Totally irrelevant to the actual event.  Nothing to do with his occupation or location.

Err me thinks otherwise. RIVAL EMPLOYEES  at Suvarnabhumi how is that Deceptive

23 hours ago, webfact said:

stabbed in a feud between rival employees at Bangkok's main airport, Suvarnabhumi.

Read the OP ???? 

Probably all stressed at the millions upon millions of arrivals ????