Anti government protesters sit in front of the departure terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)From Yahoo News/AP:
BANGKOK, Thailand – Anti-government demonstrators swarmed Bangkok's international airport late Tuesday, halting departing flights, as opponents and supporters of Thailand's government fought in the streets of the city.
Political tensions simmering for two years have boiled over in recent months, but Tuesday's violent confrontations in Bangkok — which saw protesters using slingshots, knives and gunfire on a busy street and tourists caught up in the airport chaos — marked a dramatic escalation.
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