LOL! 26 sinkies kana robbed in Rome

[Extremist]

一团26人的狮城旅行团，游罗马遇劫，先是2名狮城男在餐馆外被假警察洗劫，接着整辆旅游巴士被偷，全部团 员财物被盗！ 事件发生在意大利时间星期天晚上8时（新加坡时间昨天凌晨早3时）。 26名狮城客（不包括领队）在离圣彼得广场不到400米的餐厅Paparex用餐，其中两人到餐厅 外抽烟。 一踏出餐厅，一辆车突然开到他们面前，一名自称警察的男子下车，要他们交出身上所有贵重财物。 全团损失近5万元；罗马近日偷窃案多，大使馆吁游客小心；1人失护照，滞留罗马。完整报道，请翻阅19.0 2.2013的《联合晚报》。

 

[FALCONKING]

That is most unfortunate.

 

[songsongjurong]

LOL indeed, a double happiness if it PA led tour

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Italians are affected by their bad economy. They had their lunch too long?

I need to stop walking and start running.

 

[Extremist]

SINGAPORE: A group of 26 Singaporean tourists lost some $50,000 in Italy when their belongings were stolen from their tour bus in Rome.

The theft took place on the second last day of their 10-day holiday.

The group touched down in Singapore just before 7.20pm on Tuesday evening.

Channel NewsAsia understands that the group had left their belongings on the tour bus when they went for dinner.

When they returned, the bus was missing.

Unfortunately, one tourist had left his passport on the bus.

Channel NewsAsia understands that he has flown to the nearest Singapore Embassy, in Switzerland, for assistance.

- CNA/fa

 

[peppertail]

Singapore has no embassy in Italy??

 

[kopiuncle]

SINGAPORE: A group of 26 Singaporean tourists lost some $50,000 in Italy when their belongings were stolen from their tour bus in Rome.

The theft took place on the second last day of their 10-day holiday.

The group touched down in Singapore just before 7.20pm on Tuesday evening.

Channel NewsAsia understands that the group had left their belongings on the tour bus when they went for dinner.

When they returned, the bus was missing.

Unfortunately, one tourist had left his passport on the bus.

Channel NewsAsia understands that he has flown to the nearest Singapore Embassy, in Switzerland, for assistance.

- CNA/fa

 

[johnny333]

I've always travelled solo. Never joined a Spore organised tour group because I've heard about the "problems" traveling with a bunch of Sporeans.

 

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[songsongpunggol]

money only lucky they italian mafia didn't take their lives.

prc couples carrying a baby go rome kena blown away by italian gangsters because they refused to give money to them.

 

[dreamlight]

damn smart robbers. drove the whole bus away first...

 

[Rogue Trader]

Must be the Romani gypsies. It's a pity the Nazis didn't finish them off.

 

[Taboo]

The Italian Job!

 

[blackmondy]

Moral of story: Never ever visit a bankrupt country.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

why did the sinkies leave their belongings on the bus? I mean were they carrying their luggage? Isn't it common sense to carry your wallets with you at all times?

OK took place on 2nd day of their tour. So obviously they had already settled into their hotels so the stuff they were bringing would be small items like wallets, phones etc and you usually carry these items with you at all times. Stupidity of the sinkies to leave their items on the bus. When i went on tour i always carried my wallet and 2 phones on me whereever i went.

 

[peppertail]

why did the sinkies leave their belongings on the bus? I mean were they carrying their luggage? Isn't it common sense to carry your wallets with you at all times?

OK took place on 2nd day of their tour. So obviously they had already settled into their hotels so the stuff they were bringing would be small items like wallets, phones etc and you usually carry these items with you at all times. Stupidity of the sinkies to leave their items on the bus. When i went on tour i always carried my wallet and 2 phones on me whereever i went.

They were probably on route to another hotel and stopped for dinner before checking in. Post #5 provides more details.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

They were probably on route to another hotel and stopped for dinner before checking in.

ok the news reports that they lost 50k. Was that the value of their luggage or 50k in cash? I mean it's just fucking common sense to carry cash and your phone and of course your id, passport with you at all times. That is all.

 

[johnny333]

ok the news reports that they lost 50k. Was that the value of their luggage or 50k in cash? I mean it's just fucking common sense to carry cash and your phone and of course your id, passport with you at all times. That is all.

Maybe it was from the items they picked up along the way?
Someone wrote a book about about the ugly side of Spore travelers. In one incident a tour from Spore had their luggage searched & many missing phones that people had liberated from the rooms were found

 

[eatshitndie]

about $2000 in estimated value of purchased goods, clothes, personal belongings and luggage per tourist. typically, it's over bloated as everyone tend to exaggerate the value of belongings in a theft, fire or loss. from all the fake goods made in china that they bought in italy, the value per person should be about $699 including unwashed clothes, dirty underwear, soiled toothbrush and luggage.