Mekong Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Wounds are not caused by tear gas, but powerful explosives : doctors Vachira Hospital's director Dr Wanchai Charoenchokthavee said the protesters's wounds were not likely to be from tear gas. Wachira Hospital doctors are treating several protesters who were injured after police fired tear gas into the anti-government protesters at the Parliament on Monday morning. Police insisted that they used only tear gas to disperse the protesters who blocked the Parliament so that Members of Parliament from attending Somchai government's policy address on Tuesday. "Judging from wounds of the victims we saw in the operation room, we believed that the wounds did not cause by tear gas," Wanchai said. The doctors said the wounds were caused by powerful explosives which can destroy tissues and bones. Despite police insisted of using tear gas, several photos showed one protester lost his leg and another protester lost his foot. Wanchai said a total of 47 people received treatment at the hospital. Most of them had wounds on the bodies. Santi Larnwong, 22, said he suffered several wounds on his body but will continue joining protests against the government. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 (BangkokPost.com) - Metropolitan Police Bureau insisted the use of teargas against People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters to disperse them in front of the Parliament to clear the way for MPs to join policy debate on Tuesday morning was justified. Pol Maj Gen Amnuay Nimmano, commander of Metropolitan Police Division 1, held a press conference, saying that police had no choice but to use teargas to disperse the crowd because police had to open access to the Parliament for MPs and senators to attend the government's declaration of policy statement. He maintained that the use of teargas to disperse the protest conforms to international crowd control standards. He also said that the fact that more than 70 people were injured in the morning riot was because protesters ran into each other to flee the teargas. When asked about the cause of a male protester, who has lost his leg during the riot, Pol Maj Gen Amnuay said the man could have stepped on barbed wire around the Parliament. Link Hmmm exploding barbed wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Yes, barbed wire is well known to remove peoples entire legs.... Jesusssss What is the response going to be? The ante has been significantly upped. Worrying times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 If they used M-79 grenade launchers, they fire HE (fragmentation grenade) rounds just as well as CS (gas) rounds. Be an odd weapon for riot police to be armed with, but .. TIT. Meanwhile, on the wire services: Thai police fire tear gas on protesters, 65 injured ... On Tuesday television stations showed images of demonstrators trying to barricade themselves in around Bangkok's parliament building with piles of tyres, while ambulances rushed to the scene. AFP says SEVEN critically injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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waerth Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I hope the parliamentarians brought their own Som Tam with them: http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=131176 PAD locks MPS, government in parliament building Outside the parliament, thousands of supporters of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) sealed all the entrances of the venue to oppose the government's plan to amend the charter and no one could get out. Police stood around helplessly. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, cabinet ministers, MPs, senators together with reporters and staff were stuck inside the parliamentary building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I used to think Thailand was a Monte Python movie. Now it's moving more towards Peter Sellers. << Police stood around helplessly. >> Maybe somebody had a word with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 This is becoming extremely ridiculous ...... whats next helicopter rescue? They are speculating about it on TV. Waerth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Policemen critically injured in a clash with PAD Pol Sgt Maj Taweep Klanniam and another policeman were pierced by sharp iron bars during police clash with People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters. The clash took place at around 1 pm. The two policemen were rushed to the Phramongkutklao Hospital, which now declares that both are already in safe conditions. The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 the Sonthi TV Channel claims now a fatality of a pregnant woman among the PAD protesters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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