vinod Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hi Looks like the airport could be a easy target for the terrrorist, walking into airport....given the bank robbery at the airport. I am a bit confused given so many people around in the airport how did they pull-off ? Is this bank in arrival / dept. levels. Both the guys spent 40 mins...... Bangkok post... CRIME Armed heist at airport bank SAMUT PRAKAN : Two armed robbers held up a bank in Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday, making off with 3.3 million baht in cash following a 40-minute heist. Saichon Pawangkanan, a 28-year-old teller, was the first staff member to arrive at work yesterday, at about 7.30am. She said two men in black jackets bearing the word "Police" on the back suddenly appeared as she was unlocking the bank's doors and forced her inside. According to Miss Saichon, one of the robbers was brandishing a handgun, while the other held a knife. She said they forced her to open the vault. She resisted, but one of the robbers struck her across the face with his gun and slammed her head on a table. She then opened the vault, but the robbers could not access the cash as it was stored in a safe inside the vault and another worker held the key. The robbers decided to wait. When the worker, 40-year-old Pimwaree Tansriwong, arrived, the robbers bound her mouth with masking tape, handcuffed her and forced her to open the safe. They also handcuffed six other workers who arrived later. The robbers covered their fingertips with tape so as not to leave prints, stuffed the cash in their bag and also stole a gun and a surveillance videotape from the bank. Before departing, the robbers told the eight employees not to cooperate with the law, or their family members would be killed, police said. The robbers fled the scene on a Honda motorcycle with the licence plate number Lor Sor Thor 990. Police at Ratcha Thewa station in Bang Phli district, which is responsible for the airport, set up roadblocks, but did not catch the robbers. Pol Maj-Gen Withaya Prayongpan, chief of Samut Prakan police, suspected the robbers were workers at the airport, because they knew the schedules of the bank's workers and the location of the cash safe. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Well planed job ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 According to the report yesterday it wasn't inside the terminal, beside the shuttle bus station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree187 Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hi Looks like the airport could be a easy target for the terrrorist Be careful, those Terrorists are EVERYWHERE. Bet they scoping out 1001 airports (US ones mainly I'd think) even as I write this post.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Well the US has approx 500 airports .... so that means they would be pretty spread out around the world ... Waerth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinod Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I am not aware how far is this bus shelter, but within the airport area, wondering what are all those 100's of cops doing ? have a BJ cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I've bitched more than most about S'boom and still think it's an embarrassment and irritant relative to its supposed peers, and I've rarely considered conventional integrity a BiB strong suit, but... I give credit where credit is due. Last week in a rush to a flight, I somehow dropped or forgot a small document case full of credit cards somewhere between check in and the Doi Tung shop after Immigration... plus about $500 US in various currencies... and a passport... and two national id's... and my work ID... not to mention three sim cards from as many countries. My life, in other words, with the exception of another passport and a little cash. Within 24 hours, it was located by the BiB and given to Lost Property - sans cash, but everything else intact, complete and untouched. So no bitching from me about all the shit that wrong with the BIB or the airport. yimsiam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Wow Nice that you are objective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseafan Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I've bitched more than most about S'boom and still think it's an embarrassment and irritant relative to its supposed peers, and I've rarely considered conventional integrity a BiB strong suit, but... I give credit where credit is due. Last week in a rush to a flight, I somehow dropped or forgot a small document case full of credit cards somewhere between check in and the Doi Tung shop after Immigration... plus about $500 US in various currencies... and a passport... and two national id's... and my work ID... not to mention three sim cards from as many countries. My life, in other words, with the exception of another passport and a little cash. Within 24 hours, it was located by the BiB and given to Lost Property - sans cash, but everything else intact, complete and untouched. So no bitching from me about all the shit that wrong with the BIB or the airport. yimsiam I hope you have stopped all the cards...this could be a nice scam where they clone your cards, or write down the numbers and use them anyhow.... In terms of this robbery, security seems a tad basic for a financial instition, hell if I knew how easy it would be, I would be robbing the place myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseafan Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Well planed job ... Thats sarcasm right? If it had been well-planned they would of known about the other key.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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