christian
14th February 2014, 17:56
Good news from Thailand:
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Regime police, notorious for their brutality and already guilty of killing several protesters as well as overseeing brazen broad daylight assassinations targeting protest leaders, came out into the streets with military M16 service rifles, shotguns, and body armor - only to be met by monks and protesters sitting in the streets with prayer books.
The operation attempted to clear encampments - some of which were partially destroyed and looted by regime police, but by afternoon, thousands of additional protesters began gathering opposite the police who eventually retreated in yet another display of bungling incompetence. Protesters voluntarily left another encampment near Government House, before police moved in to clear the area.
full article: http://altthainews.blogspot.com/2014/02/thailand-protesters-bring-prayer-books.html
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Regime police, notorious for their brutality and already guilty of killing several protesters as well as overseeing brazen broad daylight assassinations targeting protest leaders, came out into the streets with military M16 service rifles, shotguns, and body armor - only to be met by monks and protesters sitting in the streets with prayer books.
The operation attempted to clear encampments - some of which were partially destroyed and looted by regime police, but by afternoon, thousands of additional protesters began gathering opposite the police who eventually retreated in yet another display of bungling incompetence. Protesters voluntarily left another encampment near Government House, before police moved in to clear the area.
full article: http://altthainews.blogspot.com/2014/02/thailand-protesters-bring-prayer-books.html