Underpants in suitcase sparked bomb scare

The bomb squad travelled six hours to Mildura in Victoria, Australia, on Sunday night after a suitcase containing two pairs of underpants set off a major security scare.



A member of the public contacted police at about 7.30pm to report that a black suitcase was left outside a shopping centre car park. The shopping centre and surrounding area was evacuated and the bomb squad called in from Melbourne.

Inspector Simon Clemence said the almost 10-hour security scare came to an end when the suitcase was found to contain the underpants. "We didn't even need to detonate the underwear so that's excellent," Inspector Clemence said. "I'm sure it was just accidental but if we do see someone running around without any underwear on we'll have a chat with them."



Inspector Clemence said because Mildura is a 500km journey from Melbourne, it took the bomb squad until 4am to arrive. "They have a massive amount of equipment with them and it took that long before we could actually clear the area and let people go back in," he said. The owner of the underpants is yet to come forward.

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