webfact Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Mysterious handbag shuts down Chong Nonsi skywalkBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- A mysterious blue handbag placed outside the barrier of the skywalk prompted staff at BTS Chong Nonsi to seal off the area as bomb disposal officers were deployed.At 6:30pm yesterday, the skywalk from the BTS Chong Nonsi to the BRT bus station was closed for about 40 minutes while the officials scanned the bag.Thankfully, no explosive device was found.Police took the bag away for further analysis. They will also check surveillance cameras to find the person who left the bag.Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/10/08/mysterious-handbag-shuts-down-chong-nonsi-skywalk-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-10-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Well done to the officials for spotting it, better to be safe than sorry ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCruncher Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Someone clearly want to create a panic environment in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Someone clearly want to create a panic environment in Thailand. Or some one put it down by mistake and walked away and forgot it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCruncher Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Someone clearly want to create a panic environment in Thailand. Or some one put it down by mistake and walked away and forgot it Yeah right, people put down their bags at the outside of the barrier all the time. Actually would take some effort to place your bag in that location, but no doubt you will be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMartinHandyman Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Stolen bag staged there to be picked up later when the dust settles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 They closed the walkway but let all the cars sit underneath stuck in traffic just the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBrainer Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Probably the security guard's bag. Keep their lunch and a bit of Lao Khao, out of the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I really do not think someone put it down by mistake on the other-side of the rail It was clearly left there to test the system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razer Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I had concerns over the sabai sabai attitude when it comes to unattended bags. I am glad Thais know how to respond. Like I say, 99% of the time it is nothing, but if it happens to be that 1% people will die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 When I read the headline of this story I half expected the handbag to be wielded by a crazed ladyboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mijako Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 well done for the BTS station but I agree with Taoni. Why not close also the road. At 6.30 pm there are many many cars with many many people on the road. Anyway, happy to see that they "rushed" to the place and that it was not a bomb. I agree also that it's just IMPOSSIBLE to forget a bag in such a place. Maybe we will never know what happened. Are the surveillance cameras in this area working??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acharn Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Someone clearly want to create a panic environment in Thailand. Or some one put it down by mistake and walked away and forgot it That's what the late news shows were suggesting last night. It seems really unlikely to me, but this is Thailand. People have reasons for doing what they do but sometimes those reasons are not obvious to me. Strangely, when I first started finding out about Thai reasons they usually made perfect sense to me. Maybe that's why I don't get bent out of shape all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard60 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 "Police took the bag away for further analysis."Also so they could keep any valuables for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawaterman Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 My 1st thought was stolen by someone, who then took any valuables out, then hid the bag by dropping it out of site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mijako Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 gawaterman, this really could be the right scenario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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