Tear gas fired at protesters

Published: 24 Nov 2012 at 09.22
Online news:

Police fired tear gas at a group of anti-government protesters as they were on the way to the rally site at the Royal Plaza on Saturday morning.

Police decided to fire the tear gas after the demonstrators tried to break through barricades at Makkawan bridge on Ratchadamnoen Avenue, TNN reported.

No injuries were reported from the clash, TNN siad.

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Discussion 42 : 28 Nov 2012 at 20.0442
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Excellent police work as we all sore the yellow thugs kicking police and throwing Barricades at the police and using slingshots i sore the Thai media,international media and the Thai raith done a good photo session of the yellow mob.Any other countries police force would of done the same.Looks like the police where well in order and in control.
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Discussion 41 : 25 Nov 2012 at 09.5041
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Discussion 38 meme : please do follow the rule of the game and line up before the ballot box to vote for your favourite political party in the next 2015 general election.
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Discussion 40 : 25 Nov 2012 at 00.2040
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Disc 38 - Meme for once I agree with you this regime, as you put it, will eventually fail but it might be in a year or it may not be for another decade or more.
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Discussion 39 : 25 Nov 2012 at 00.1539
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Disc 36 _ The police were effective this time because they have received equipment and training both under the Democrats and the PTP governments.
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Discussion 38 : 24 Nov 2012 at 23.2138
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The Puea Thaksin dictatorship is being exposed infront of the world attacking peaceful demonstrators and monks with tear gas. It is only a question of time before this regime will fall.
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Discussion 37 : 24 Nov 2012 at 22.4437
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"The first clash happened at Makawan Rangsan Bridge at about 9am when the protesters tried to march through the police barricade to join the rally at the Royal Plaza. They refused to make a detour to the Wat Benjama Intersection and First Division Intersection, where police allowed the demonstrators to pass through." - TN, Nov 24, 2012
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Discussion 36 : 24 Nov 2012 at 21.2836
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maybe the police were effective this time because they respect democracy and not those who only hi- jack the name
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Discussion 35 : 24 Nov 2012 at 21.2135
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very good police response to the violent mob, same as they would get in europe or america, let this be the security blueprint for any future street theatre
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Discussion 34 : 24 Nov 2012 at 19.0634
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My gosh, Discussion 28, so enlightening, as usual! I am in awe of your intellect... If you want to listen to the red shirt propaganda, you can, but you need not try to share it with the largely educated audience here...
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Discussion 33 : 24 Nov 2012 at 16.4533
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Just to clear something up here about blockades; take a look at the map of barricades, it makes access to the site very difficult, the justification being that the road runs near Govt House. Fair enough, but when you've got huge crowds who can see the protest site but are now forced traips around a block, of course they are going to push forward. So skirmishes arise, police have a justification to fire tear gas, and the Govt gets to say 'see, they were violent afterall'. All very inevitable, but the police were suspiciously effective, I must say. Another Farce of Democracy.
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