Suspicious Bag At Train Station Brings Out The Bomb Squad

[ChiangMaiMail]

Suspicious bag found in train station toilet

Bomb disposal police opened the bag to find it was simply some clothes and shoes forgotten by a tourist.

Nopniwat Krailerg

The Chiang Mai police called in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EOD) of the Border Patrol police and K-9 units after a suspicious bag was reported left in the women’s restroom at the Chiang Mai Railway station.

At 10 am on April 5, 2012 Pol. Col. Somsak Ginapak Chief of Maeping police station Muang Chiang Mai called in the EOD after the bag was reported left in the restroom.

EOD border patrol police and K-9 teams found one black bag and after there was no indication of explosives inside opened it to find shoes and clothes as well as a Chinese book, it is believed the bag must have belonged to a Chinese woman tourist who forgot the bag.

The CCTV cameras have not been functioning due to repairs at the station. The police expressed concern over the malfunctioning cameras as the train station is a major transit point and landmark in Chiang Mai.

The police and army are on a heightened state of security after bombings in Hat Yai targeted tourists.

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Edited April 7, 2012 by ChiangMaiMail

[DavidOxon]

Sorry, thought that was a post about my Mrs before I read the smallprint! 5555

[Payboy]

The CCTV cameras have not been functioning due to repairs......

Now, where have I heard that before?

[Semper]

Do they have cameras in the toilets?

[xen]

This is strange because we were on the sleeper from BKK and we were off loaded onto buses at Lumpung . The reason given was something about the train being late but it sounded strange and was the chinese whispers form of official communication.. Anyway the bus arrived at Chaing Mai Rail Station at 9.30 am- 10.00 am and we were all off loaded and wandered around so if there was a bomb or a threat of a bomb, the crowd control was non existant . Maybe we were there just before the discovery , who really knows!.

Anyway I guess i should be thankful the most dangerous item found was a chinese book .

[Payboy]

Anyway I guess i should be thankful the most dangerous item found was a chinese book .

Luckily it wasn't Chairman Mao's little Red book.