Be Careful Where You Park Your Scooter

Reuters shares the story of Heidi Brown, a British woman who went to the motor vehicle department to get license plates for her new moped/scooter. Someone told her it would be all right to park it against a nearby fence for the requisite inspection.

While waiting her turn inside, nearby shop owners reported the scooter to police as a possible bomb waiting to go off. Police, finding no license or registration on the scooter (which had been chained to the fence) evacuated nearby buildings and sealed off three roads and then.....blew up the scooter!

The article did not say whether or not police have apologized to Ms. Brown.