limbo Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Police break up Parliament's blockade with tear gases By The Nation Dozens of protesters injured; one lost leg, one reporter injured; opposition may boycott policy debate Police fire dozens of tear gases at protesters, who staged a blockade outside Parliament at 6:20 am, injuring dozens of demonstrators. A protester lost his leg because of the explosion of the tear gases during the disperse and one reporter was injured. The firing of tear gases managed to open an access to Parliament at the gate on Phichai Road. Leading members of the People's Alliance for Democracy urged the protesters to remain protesting there. Police took about 20 minutes to break open the blockade at the gate on Phichai Road. TV scenes showed police in gas protecting masks pushing protesters back from the gate. Many protesters were seen washing their face with water and many injured protesters were seen carried away by their peers. The PAD leaders inside Government House urged the protesters there to move reinforce the protesters at Parliament. Pipop Thongchai, a PAD leader, condemned police's use of force against the protesters. Sathit Wongnongtoey, chief opposition whip, said the Democrat Party leaders would hold an urgent meeting to discuss the situation and opposition may boycott the protest. Sathit said the use of force against protesters prompted the opposition to doubt the government's reconciliatory policy. He said he wondered why police fired tear gars into the people. "You can see on TVs that tears gases even cut off tree branches, let a lone the protester's leg," Sathit said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Never ends, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Live on TV right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 So Somchai turns out to be a devil in disguise. He offers peace with one hand. Only to use violence with the other Waerth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30085315 Her Majesty instructs secretary to provide help to injured protesters Her Majesty the Queen instructed her principal private secretary to provide help to the injured protesters, the director of the Vachira Hospital said. Her Majesty asked the secretary to take care of all the medical expenses for the protesters and send moral support to the protesters, the director said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 TV pictures looked impressive! now this could turn out pretty nasty! it could probably reduce the time, Somchai stays as PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Sounds to be getting a bit rough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 "You can see on TVs that tears gases even cut off tree branches, let a lone the protester's leg," Sathit said. Sure is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 << Her Majesty instructs secretary to provide help to injured protesters >> Wow. Back to 1973. What the hell kind of "tear gases" is this? CS burns, it doesn't explode. I've used it and been on the receiving end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Current count - 71 injured, 4 critically. One man lost his left leg. The Democrat Party is questioning the PM's legitimacy now. Oh, yeah ... and the idiot English language papers keep talking about the "riot". Presumably, this is because the riot police attacked the protestors. If the Army had attacked them, it would have been a war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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