sceadugenga Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 This article was in the Australian papers today. Is it covered anywhere else in the forum? Is anyone aware of the incident and when and where it occurred? Bandits shoot at Melbourne teachers in Thailand Two Melbourne school teachers have had a narrow escape after armed bandits fired upon their car in Thailand. The female teachers from Ringwood Secondary College were on a school trip to the northern city of Chiang Mai when their vehicle was sprayed with bullets on Sunday. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/bandits-shoot-at-melbourne-teachers-in-thailand-20110712-1hb71.html#ixzz1RqPG6jAr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 How do they know that they were "bandits" rather than your everyday homicidal maniacs doing a drive-by (which is not exactly common here)? It does not say anything about the students being asked for money. This story seems rather strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 It doesn't sound right at all, and the fact it apparently wasn't reported locally... or it surely would have appeared here, makes it even stranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Something like this also happened in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 There's similarity in the fact that shots were fired but two Aussie school teachers travelling in a car don't really equate to three Thai men out on a "pleasure ride". ....at dawn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loaded Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) More likely to be some drunk Thai policeman using his gun than bandits, but I guess it's the same anyway. Edited July 12, 2011 by Loaded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Local press often takes a bit longer. At least a day, often two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Maybe the teachers need to check which students of theirs were in CM at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Now covered in News Clippings: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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