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| Thai police fire tear gas at Bangkok anti-government rally |
| 2012-11-24 |
| The Obama effect strikes again. Police have used tear gas against thousands of protesters calling for the overthrow of the prime minister in the Thai capital, Bangkok. At least 10,000 protesters gathered, demonstrating against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of the deposed former prime minister. The rally was organised by a group who accuse Ms Yingluck of being a puppet of her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra. At least seven police officers were reported wounded in clashes. Anti-riot police carrying plastic shields fired tear gas at protesters who tried to climb over concrete and barbed wire barriers blocking entry to the rally site, Bangkok's Royal Plaza, near the parliament. |
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