Attache case causes bomb scare

Attache case causes bomb scare

BANGKOK (Reuter): An unusually heavy, unattended attache case caused a bomb scare yesterday at a hotel where officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were meeting.

But Thai police declared after checks it belonged to an ASEAN delegate attending the meeting and it contained only documents.

Police and hotel security officials told Reuters the black case, weighing over 15 kilograms, sparked suspicion when it remained unclaimed for over an hour at the lobby of central Bangkok's Oriental Hotel.

"We thought maybe it is a bomb. The attache case was heavy which made it suspect," a police officer said.

Bomb disposal officers removed the case from the hotel and took it away for checks.