ASIA: Thai protests turn violent, 10 hurt
26 Nov 2008 1:20 AM
Bangkok international airport has cancelled all departing flights .. after anti-government protesters surge into the terminal.
The latest development came after Thai protesters opened fire on rival activists and beat them with sticks .. wounding at least 10 people as demonstrations in Bangkok descended into violence.
The clash erupted on a road to the disused air terminal where thousands of demonstrators behind a six-month street campaign to topple the government have besieged the makeshift headquarters of premier SOMCHAI WONGSAWAT.
Separately .. crowds clad in yellow clothes that symbolise their loyalty to Thailand's monarchy .. moved to blockade the main Suvarnabhumi international airport ahead of Somchai's return from a trip abroad.
