Friday, 28 November 2008

Thailand Protests

A Thai anti-government protester at an entrance to the departure terminal of Bangkok's occupied international airport on November 27. Protesters have shut down Bangkok's second airport, further crippling the kingdom as tourists scrambled to leave and fears grew the crisis was deepening.(AFP/Christophe Archambault)

A general view shows Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport after takeover by anti-government protesters November 27, 2008. Thailand is offering its naval airbase on the eastern seaboard as an alternative for airlines after its two Bangkok airports were closed by anti-government protests, a top aviation official said on Thursday.REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)

An anti-government protester sleeps next to luggage trolleys used as a barricade in Bangkok's Don Muang airport November 27, 2008. Pressure built on Thailand's military to intervene in a political crisis threatening to descend into widespread civil unrest on Thursday after Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat rejected calls to quit. Members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have laid siege to the city's two airports, shutting a big domestic hub and effectively severing air links to the city of 8 million people.REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (THAILAND)

Thai soldiers stand guard as anti-government protesters plan to protest outside the Air Force base in Bangkok. Thailand's government has asked the military to stay in their barracks as rumours circulated that the army was plotting a coup amid protests.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)

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