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Old May 12, 2003 | 06:29 AM
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Official Trapped in Car After Computer Fails


BANGKOK (Reuters) - Security guards smashed their way into an official limousine with sledgehammers on Monday to rescue Thailand's finance minister after his car's computer failed.

Suchart Jaovisidha and his driver were trapped inside the BMW for more than 10 minutes before guards broke a window. All doors and windows had locked automatically when the computer crashed, and the air-conditioning stopped, officials said.

'We could hardly breathe for over 10 minutes,' Suchart told reporters. 'It took my guard a long time to realize that we really wanted the window smashed so that we could crawl out. It was a harrowing experience.'
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Old May 12, 2003 | 06:34 AM
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Need smarter guards if you ask me....10 min of gesturing is just unreal!
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Old May 12, 2003 | 06:40 AM
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Was this an "I-Drive" issue with a 7 series??
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Old May 12, 2003 | 06:49 AM
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Probably had super dark tint....... but funny regardless !!
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Old May 12, 2003 | 06:52 AM
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Can buy a 7-series but no cell phone?....weird!
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Old May 12, 2003 | 06:57 AM
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Do you have a link for this?
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Old May 12, 2003 | 07:05 AM
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Prolly had bulletproof glass too - hard to smash....
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Old May 12, 2003 | 07:38 AM
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I doubt they would have been able to smash bulletproof glass...that stuff is indestructable!
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