Bloody riots that killed two protestors Monday night in Bangkok and elsewhere in Thailand are breaking up, with people going home at the urging of protest organizers as a police cordon began to tighten around them, reports the BBC. The protestors, who have occupied the land around the Government House for three weeks, have been demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who refuses to step down.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 14 April 2009 at 9:08 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 14 April 2009.
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Tags: Bangkok, police, protests, Thailand
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