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Posted on 10.06.08 by Mary Lou Seymour
“Police in Thailand have fired tear gas to disperse a demonstration by thousands of anti-government protesters in Bangkok. Dozens of people were injured as police intervened in the dawn protest in front of parliament. … Dozens of people were reportedly injured in the protest. Petpong Kumtonkitjakarn, from the Erawan Medical Centre, told Associated Press two were seriously hurt. ‘One of them lost his leg, another was hit with shrapnel in the chest.’ … Maj Gen Anan Srihiran told Reuters: ‘It was absolutely necessary for police to use tear gas to break up the crowd.’” (10/07/08) Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7656073.stm Filed under: LAND News and RRND News | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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