better then being held for being the devil

Thai villagers hold Google Street View worker hostage after accusing him of being a government spy
Google car aroused suspicion as it drove through Sa-eab village
Residents surrounded it and made driver swear he worked for Google
Villagers suspected car was surveying for unwanted dam project
By BECKY EVANS and AP REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 11:02 EST, 15 August 2013 | UPDATED: 11:02 EST, 15 August 2013

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Villagers in Thailand held a Google Street View worker after suspecting he was a government spy.

About 20 residents in the remote Sa-eab village in Phrae province blocked the marked Google car on Tuesday after becoming convinced the worker was surveying for an unwanted dam project.

The Google worker, named as Deeprom Phongphon, was only believed after swearing in a Buddhist temple that he did not work for the government.