Police use tear gas to disperse PAD protesters at Parliament

Written by changthai11 on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Police use tear gas to disperse PAD protesters at Parliament

BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) - Police used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters rallying outside the Parliament on Tuesday morning after the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) marched to Parliament on Monday night, extending its rally from Government House, and vowing to stop the government from delivering their policy statement to Parliament schedued for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Unarmed, but heavily-protected with helmets, face masks and shields, hundreds of police moved through the barricades erected by the PAD activists overnight.

Tear gas was fired into the ranks of the PAD demonstrators shortly after dawn, and the massed police formations moved across the site.

Sixty-four persons were injured in the fray, including one man who reportedly lost his leg due to an exploding tear gas canister.

Meanwhile, PAD core leaders said some of their supporters who were encamped at Government House will move to join the demonstrators at Parliament and called on its supporters in provinces to join the protest at Government House. (TNA)