Suspicious suitcase in Phuket park contained only clothes

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Suspicious suitcase in Phuket park contained only clothes
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An officer from the EOD unit remotely inspects the suspicious suitcase.

PHUKET: -- A team from the Phuket Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit who were called to investigate a suspicious suitcase left in Sriphuwanart Park yesterday (April 14) were relieved to find that it only contained clothing.

At 6pm yesterday, Vichit police were called to investigate a suspicious suitcase which had been left on a bench in Sriphuwanart Park since the morning.

Police called the EOD unit who arrived when a large number of people were still exercising in the area.

The EOD unit advised police to evacuate the nearby area and to get all people to switch off their mobile phones.

The EOD unit, wearing full protective gear, approached the suitcase and carefully opened it. Once opened, officers were relieved to find that the suitcase contained only clothing.

Police are currently trying to find the owner of the suitcase.

Police are currently on a 24-hour bomb threat alert for areas such as Central Festival following the bomb blast on Koh Samui on Friday (April 10).

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/suspicious-suitcase-in-phuket-park-contained-only-clothes-51886.php


-- Phuket News 2015-04-15

[Costas2008]

The EOD unit, wearing full protective gear, approached the suitcase and carefully opened it.

Good Luck to them, they are real professionals.

Just somebody tell them that in the other world, they don't try to open an abandoned suitcase but they blow it up under controled conditions.

But this is Thailand.......they know better..........

[TheFishman1]

He really does post on ever subject Costas2008

[Mcffee]

Is this EOD device from the same factory as the famous electronic drugs and bomb detectors?

[Oziex1]

"The EOD unit, wearing full protective gear, approached the suitcase and carefully opened it. Once opened, officers were relieved to find that the suitcase contained only clothing."

Had it not contained only clothing they would have not been very relieved, they would have been not been feeling much at all really.

Glad it wasn't a bomb and there was no problem.

[ggt]

Phew...there for a moment I was concerned that some of Hillary Clinton's baggage may have been misplaced and her misdeeds were about to be exposed...

[Srikcir]

Why didn't the EOD Unit use a robot to investigate the suitcase than risking human injury or death?

The Nation 2014-09-01

"Cheaper domestically developed bomb defusing and disposal robots are set to be used by the Explosives Ordnance Disposal unit in the strife-torn far South thanks to a development project by King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. The Thailand Research Fund backed the three-year-old Bt4.36-million project. The university recently handed over the three prototypes to the Royal Thai Army's Ordnance Department so it could test them out.

Asst Prof Pumyos Vallikul, an engineering and aerospace lecturer at the university, said the development of the robots was based on the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit's in-the-field methods."

Maybe there are still only 3 prototypes. Like, what's the hurry?

Edited April 15, 2015 by Srikcir

[Sviss Geez]

Is this EOD device from the same factory as the famous electronic drugs and bomb detectors?

Why do you see the need to take the piss out of a successful operation?

[Sviss Geez]

The EOD unit, wearing full protective gear, approached the suitcase and carefully opened it.

Good Luck to them, they are real professionals.

Just somebody tell them that in the other world, they don't try to open an abandoned suitcase but they blow it up under controled conditions.

But this is Thailand.......they know better..........

Someone needs to tell you that you are obviously not an EOD professional; the real ones, in the real world, did a good job. And they certainly know better than you.

[Sviss Geez]

Why didn't the EOD Unit use a robot to investigate the suitcase than risking human injury or death?

The Nation 2014-09-01

"Cheaper domestically developed bomb defusing and disposal robots are set to be used by the Explosives Ordnance Disposal unit in the strife-torn far South thanks to a development project by King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. The Thailand Research Fund backed the three-year-old Bt4.36-million project. The university recently handed over the three prototypes to the Royal Thai Army's Ordnance Department so it could test them out.

Asst Prof Pumyos Vallikul, an engineering and aerospace lecturer at the university, said the development of the robots was based on the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit's in-the-field methods."

Maybe there are still only 3 prototypes. Like, what's the hurry?

Why didn't you read the report instead of risking the derision you deserve? They did examine the case remotely.

The task was completed successfully but why not have a go at a little lame Thai bashing even when congratulations clearly are in order.