BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thai riot police clashed Tuesday with thousands of protesters who barricaded Parliament and vowed to block the government from exiting the building. A deputy prime minister resigned to take responsibility for the chaos. More than 100 people were wounded, including two protesters who had parts of their legs blown off by what police said were exploding tear gas canisters. The violence, which began shortly after 6 a.m. when police first cleared the street outside parliament, surged again in late afternoon, as the authorities fired countless volleys of tear gas to break through the protesters’ cordon so lawmakers could leave.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Thai police fire tear gas against crowd; 118 hurt
By The Associated Press
October 7, 2008