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Mon 04 Apr 2009Thai political unrest deepens as PM denies possibility of coup
THAI PRIME minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency yesterday to quell political unrest and threatened to take tough action against protesters who have gathered in Bangkok.
Troops fired into the air when anti-government protesters stormed the interior ministry yesterday. The crowds mobbed a car they thought was carrying the prime minister and beat it with clubs as it drove away from the ministry.
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