Sunday, December 1, 2013

Crisis In Thailand Escalates As Prime Minister Flees Police Compund



Thai PM Flees Compound As Protesters Step Up Anti-Government Action On 'V-Day' -- ABC News (Australia)

Thousands of protesters have launched a "people's coup" on Thailand's government, swarming multiple state agencies in violent clashes, taking control of a broadcaster and forcing the prime minister to flee a police compound.

Demonstrators seeking to overthrow the government have massed in areas across the capital in recent weeks, with two left dead after chaotic street clashes overnight on Saturday.

Protest leaders declared Sunday "V-Day", urging supporters to seize 10 government offices, six television stations, police headquarters and the prime minister's offices.

Police fired tear gas on stone-throwing protesters who were taking part in demonstrations that paralysed parts of Bangkok on Sunday afternoon.

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More News On The Political Crisis In Thailand

Police battle Bangkok protesters as crisis deepens -- AP
Thai protesters step up action, PM forced to leave building -- Reuters
Thai protests escalate amid violence -- Al Jazeera
Thailand anti-government protests show no signs of slowing -- CNN
Thai Protests Intensify in Bangkok -- Voice of America
Thailand police fend off mass protests in Bangkok -- BBC
Thai troops join police in controlling protesters -- CBC/AP
Thai Police Ordered to Regain Control of Key Offices -- Wall Street Journal
Five killed as anti-government protests in Thailand turn violent -- Times of India
Four dead as Thai protesters force Yingluck Shinawatra to flee police compound -- The Telegraph
Four killed in eighth day of anti-government protests in Bangkok -- UPI
Thai Protest Leader Says He Met PM, Will Fight On -- ABC News/AP
Thai Protests Enter Volatile New Phase After Fatal Shootings -- New York Times

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