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12-21-2007, 08:46 AM
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has warned passengers to be on the alert for thieves rifling through overhead lockers following the theft of 160,000 euros (116,000 pounds), the biggest in China's civil aviation history, state media said on Friday
Police at airports across the country had handled more than 100 cases of theft involving about 3 million yuan (205,000 pounds) on flights this year, the China Daily said.
"Passengers should be alert during flights if they are carrying valuables," it quoted a Guangzhou police officer as saying.
Loosened travel restrictions and a booming economy mean growing numbers of Chinese have visas and cash to travel abroad as never before.
This month, a passenger lost 160,000 euros stolen from his bag en route from Guangzhou to Wenzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the China Daily said.
Police at airports across the country had handled more than 100 cases of theft involving about 3 million yuan (205,000 pounds) on flights this year, the China Daily said.
"Passengers should be alert during flights if they are carrying valuables," it quoted a Guangzhou police officer as saying.
Loosened travel restrictions and a booming economy mean growing numbers of Chinese have visas and cash to travel abroad as never before.
This month, a passenger lost 160,000 euros stolen from his bag en route from Guangzhou to Wenzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the China Daily said.