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bemildred

(90,061 posts)
Wed May 28, 2014, 03:25 PM May 2014

Thai soldiers attacked with bins and bottles as demonstrators show they've had enough of military co

Protesters in Thailand have attacked soldiers and riot police with bins, bottles and metal gates as they demand an end to the military coup.

Last Thursday the Thai army took power in a bloodless coup, throwing members of the old political elite in jail and handing power to General Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Since then soldiers have imposed a night-time curfew, banned protests and 'provocative' statements on social media, and begun imprisoning journalists, politicians and scholar who were critical of the takeover. There was alarm on Wednesday when Facebook was blocked for a few hours.

But hundreds of demonstrators defied the new rules gathered again Wednesday at Bangkok's Victory Monument roundabout to demand an end to the new military rule.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2641830/Thai-soldiers-attacked-bins-bottles-demonstrators-theyve-military-coup.html

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