Thai Protesters Force Police To Abandon Checkpoint
Posted on November 29th, 2008 by Carl Vanderpal
Hundreds of anti-government protesters forced several dozen Thai riot police to abandon a checkpoint on Saturday as they tightened their siege of the country’s main airport, witnesses said. Around 2,000 People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters forced back about 150 police from a kilometer (0.6 mile) north of Suvarnabhumi Airport, although the incident passed off without violence. The protesters are seeking to oust Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat in the latest escalation in a long-
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