10-29-2006, 07:34 PM
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[ 29 Oct, 2006 0049hrs ISTIANS ]
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Although the police noted down their complaint and promised to look into the matter, what overwhelmed the stranded Indians was the support they got from the Indian embassy as well as by their tour operator, who gave each of them 100 euro as help.
They were also happily surprised that the Indian and Pakistani shopkeepers, after hearing of their ordeal, either refused to take money from them or charged them minimal.
The Indian embassy issued new passports to the passengers the next day, while the UK embassy stamped their Shenzhen visas and the group is in Paris now.
Meanwhile, the secretary general of Europe India Chamber of Commerce and president of Global Organisation of People of Indian origin in Belgium, Sunil Prasad, has advised touring Indians to be alert and vigilant in Brussels. "The incident only reflects the worsening law and order situation in Brussels."
Said Veena Patil, director Kesari Tours in Mumbai, "Italy and Paris are notorious for robberies. Now, we have to include Brussels in the list". From her Belgian contacts, Patil learnt that the bus would have probably been dismantled in two hours flat. She will be filing insurance claims soon.
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--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> Indian tourists' bus stolen in Belgium[ 29 Oct, 2006 0049hrs ISTIANS ]
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Although the police noted down their complaint and promised to look into the matter, what overwhelmed the stranded Indians was the support they got from the Indian embassy as well as by their tour operator, who gave each of them 100 euro as help.
They were also happily surprised that the Indian and Pakistani shopkeepers, after hearing of their ordeal, either refused to take money from them or charged them minimal.
The Indian embassy issued new passports to the passengers the next day, while the UK embassy stamped their Shenzhen visas and the group is in Paris now.
Meanwhile, the secretary general of Europe India Chamber of Commerce and president of Global Organisation of People of Indian origin in Belgium, Sunil Prasad, has advised touring Indians to be alert and vigilant in Brussels. "The incident only reflects the worsening law and order situation in Brussels."
Said Veena Patil, director Kesari Tours in Mumbai, "Italy and Paris are notorious for robberies. Now, we have to include Brussels in the list". From her Belgian contacts, Patil learnt that the bus would have probably been dismantled in two hours flat. She will be filing insurance claims soon.
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