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Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work by ryanlol on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @04:31PM (#21263390)
Wow, that’s some insane security theater.

How often do the bags turn out to be bombs? never?

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Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work by retromario on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @05:01PM (#21263708)
France experienced a high amount of bomb attacks in the 70s and 80s, eventually tapering off in the 90s [1]. The aggressive reaction to unattended bags stems from these events.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in...

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