Steam enthusiast tortured in China
Photographers planning to travel to northern China to see the last working steam in the world are warned that there has been a horrific attack in the Russian border town of Manzhouli on a British railfan.
The unidentified man was not only robbed of his cameras but repeatedly tortured until he revealed his bank PIN numbers [sic]
Steam enthusiast tortured in China
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Steam enthusiast tortured in China
From The Railway Magazine, June 2009, p 10
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A bit of a late reply but i've only just found this post. I never read the article in "Railway Magazine" about this incident. I was traveling with this fellow when this happened and he was an Australian, not British. We were traveling solo after leaving a tour group at Zhalai Nuoer a couple a days beforehand. He was drugged and had his camera gear, phone and credit cards stolen. The PIN numbers were revealed after being threatened with a knife, the torture bit is a bit over the top however.
They ended up catching the offenders two months to the day after the abduction with the stolen goods in their possession. Last i heard the fellow was still waiting for the return of his stolen items.. Peter.
They ended up catching the offenders two months to the day after the abduction with the stolen goods in their possession. Last i heard the fellow was still waiting for the return of his stolen items.. Peter.
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It seems Railway Magazine is getting a bit of a reputation for inaccuracies in its stories, especially about international stuff.
Re: Steam enthusiast tortured in China
I believe it is about to be renamed "The Railway Sun"......
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Re: Steam enthusiast tortured in China
Is this not where the term "Chinese Torture" comes from?