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Thai police confront protesters in PM's compound

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-08-29 19:18

Supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) clash with riot police outside the Government House in Bangkok August 29, 2008. [Agencies]

Army commanders have pledged to stay in their barracks for now, but Samak faced new pressure as protesters blockaded two airports in the south and state rail workers began a strike that halted 15 percent of services nationwide, a spokesman said.

"They have sat down to stop vehicles moving in and out of the Phuket airport," Lieutenant General Tani Twidsi, head of the southern police, told Reuters by telephone.

 

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