A South African tourist was detained after leaving two “suspicious” bags in front of a Pattaya supermarket.
Johannes Matthys Beukes, 58, was taken into custody Aug. 16 after he was spotted wandering outside Pattaya City Hall with the bags, then crossing the street to leave them in front of the Tesco-Lotus store.
Security guards fearing a bomb evacuated the area, but the bags contained only water bottles.
Police were unable to communicate properly with the foreigner and were uncertain why he left the bags where he did.
