State of emergency at Bangkok airports
China Daily | Updated: 2008-11-28 07:47
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A girl sleeps in her pram as stranded passengers wait for news on their departure, during anti-government protests inside the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok yesterday. Thai anti-government protesters shut down Bangkok's second airport, further crippling the country as tourists scrambled to leave and fears grew that the crisis was deepening. AFP |
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared a state of emergency yesterday at two Bangkok airports besieged by anti-government protesters, a minister said, as rumors of a coup swirled round the capital.
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