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Bomber on the run: a security camera captures the man fleeing

CITY MANHUNT Phuket Police Pursuing 'I Have a Bomb' Bank Bandit

Monday, September 12, 2011
PHUKET: A man said to be armed with a bomb tried to rob a bank in Phuket City this afternoon, say reports coming to Phuketwan.

The attempted robbery took place at the Kasikorn Bank in Phuket City, opposite the Thavorn Grand Hotel and diagonally opposite the popular Uptown restaurant, according to police.

The man, aged 30, hired a motorcycle taxi to go to the bank from a nearby restaurant close to 3.30pm. By the time the man reached the bank, it had closed for the day, early reports say.

The man showed his bomb to bank staff on the other side of the locked door, but did not get in.

The would-be robber rode off on a Yamaha Scoopy I motorcycle that had been parked outside.

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Assuming they don't know his name, how do they know he's thirty? Did he announce "Sawadee krup, I'm a 30-year-old bank robber. Hand over all the money or I'll detonate this fake bomb!"

Posted by Mario on September 12, 2011 19:08

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Wow !! Good to see they've got a security camera capture of the would be thief.

Excellent resolution, can see every detail, he will really standout in a police lineup. Maybe it's not a guy, but my eyes could be deceiving me.

Maybe could be a bit like this........

http://jimspages.com/AEorMM.htm

Posted by innocent bystander on September 12, 2011 21:06


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