Sewing Pin: The New Terrorist Threat

The world is at war with Terror. The fear of suicide bombers and being kidnapped to nuclear weapons, we know there are dangers our there lurking.

The Nanboku subway in Sapporo, Japan, recently experienced that fear when a man reported finding a 5cm sewing pin to officials early one morning.

sewing-pin Sewing Pin: The New Terrorist Threat picture

Immediately the train was evacuated.

After an intense search found no additional sewing pins or threats, the trains were opened once more and things returned to normal.

No casualties were reported and no suspect was captured.

(Japan Today)

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5 Comments »

Comment by darkwing duck
2007-11-09 18:47:43

Sewing pin the new terrorist threat.
That funny what about gun’s or the Yakuza (gokudō )

 
Comment by Indiaholic
2007-11-11 01:26:55

Paranoia never has any limits. No?

 
Comment by Steve
2007-11-11 15:12:47

That is insane! They should’ve removed the guy that reported the needle and interrogated him, seeing as they went far enough to evacuate the tram over it.

 
Comment by Casual Adventurer
2007-11-12 00:57:39

Oh no!

My Granny does needle work all the time…… Dammned terrorist…

That does it I’m going to report her to the Authorities

Comment by Ang
2007-12-20 11:28:38

Ahaa!!

 
 
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