Unattended bag causes panic at Stock Exchange!

manson · 8th October 2008, 17:56

I have my workplace right adjacent to the BSE. Seeing a crowd outside i stepped out. There was a newish unattended bag between a car and a motorcycle.
BSE security, and the cops (with two dogs) alloted to the BSE were all over the place.
The cops were quite on their toes, but they were just a bit smiley about it for some odd reason, atleast a couple of them.
Anyways after some 20-30 minutes of waiting, a man walked along and claimed the bag.
I am so glad the unfortunate did not happen, even the crowd was casual about this, maybe we're just getting numb to terror!

manson.

Spitfire · 8th October 2008, 18:17

Look at the bright side - if you forget your bag somewhere, you can probably go back and pick it up. No one will touch an unattended bag these days.

Technocrat · 8th October 2008, 18:26

well something similar happened yesterday in Pune on FC road too.

sammyboy · 8th October 2008, 18:28

Well Manson, i think its a good thing that people have become more aware and careful. Will really help in preventing any terror activities.

Spitfire : lol thats a good point.

Mayavi · 8th October 2008, 22:09

Probably a terror drill. I heard that cops are doing these frequently these days, ofcourse with no improvement in response times or best practices.

Thad E Ginathom · 8th October 2008, 22:37

In some places your unattended bag is likely to get blown up.

Anyway, the stock exchanges of the world have far worse things to think about these days than being blown to bit

8th October 2008, 17:56	#1
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	Unattended bag causes panic at Stock Exchange! I have my workplace right adjacent to the BSE. Seeing a crowd outside i stepped out. There was a newish unattended bag between a car and a motorcycle. BSE security, and the cops (with two dogs) alloted to the BSE were all over the place. The cops were quite on their toes, but they were just a bit smiley about it for some odd reason, atleast a couple of them. Anyways after some 20-30 minutes of waiting, a man walked along and claimed the bag. I am so glad the unfortunate did not happen, even the crowd was casual about this, maybe we're just getting numb to terror! manson.
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Spitfire BANNED Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Panaji - Goa/Bangalore - Karnataka Posts: 3,312 Thanked: 774 Times	Look at the bright side - if you forget your bag somewhere, you can probably go back and pick it up. No one will touch an unattended bag these days.
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Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	well something similar happened yesterday in Pune on FC road too.
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sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	Well Manson, i think its a good thing that people have become more aware and careful. Will really help in preventing any terror activities. Spitfire : lol thats a good point.
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Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 682 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Probably a terror drill. I heard that cops are doing these frequently these days, ofcourse with no improvement in response times or best practices.
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Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 10,998 Thanked: 26,415 Times	In some places your unattended bag is likely to get blown up. Anyway, the stock exchanges of the world have far worse things to think about these days than being blown to bit
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