BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Protesters swarmed Thailand’s main international airport Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of departing flights just hours after their comrades opened fire on government supporters in a clash on the streets of the capital. It was the boldest move yet by the People’s Alliance for Democracy in a monthslong campaign to topple Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, whom it accuses of being the puppet of a disgraced fugitive predecessor, billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra. Tuesday’s events saw for the first time the open use of guns by the alliance’s so-called guards and the entanglement of foreigners.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Protesters swarm Thai airport, flights suspended
By The Associated Press
November 25, 2008