Mystery briefcase causes bomb scare in Phuket

PHUKET: A frightened supermarket worker urgently called police after discovering an unattended briefcase on a table in front of the store, only meters from Cherng Talay Police Station, last night.

“The member of staff from Big One supermarket on Srisoonthorn Road called 191 at about 8pm because they suspected that the briefcase might contain a bomb,” said Lt Chanasin Prateepnathalang of the Cherng Talay Police.

Police rushed to the scene and found the suspicious, shiny black briefcase in the middle of a table in front the supermarket – just 300 meters from the police station.

“While we were deciding what to do, a local resident appeared and said he had seen a film production team shooting in the area earlier that afternoon. He thought that they might have left it behind,” said Lt Chanasin.

Related news

Police took the mystery briefcase into custody, but it wasn’t until this morning that the offending item was returned to its rightful owner.

“An elderly gentleman came to the station this morning to claim the suitcase,” Lt Col Narong Buakhong told the Phuket Gazette earlier today.

“I gave it to him, but I can’t remember his name… I still don’t know what’s inside the briefcase,” he admitted.

— Thawit Bilabdullar

Phuket News

Thaiger Talk

Join the conversation and have your say on Thailand news published on The Thaiger.

Thaiger Talk is our new Thaiger Community where you can join the discussion on everything happening in Thailand right now.

Please note that articles are not posted to the forum instantly and can take up to 20 min before being visible. Click for more information and the Thaiger Talk Guidelines.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Legacy Phuket Gazette

Archiving articles from the Phuket Gazette circa 1998 - 2017. View the Phuket Gazette online archive and Digital Gazette PDF Prints.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Check Also
Close