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Thai protesters cleared from outside PM's office

Reuters | Bangkok | Updated: 15-10-2020 04:43 IST | Created: 15-10-2020 04:43 IST
Thai protesters cleared from outside PM's office

Thai protesters who had occupied the space outside Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's office in Bangkok were cleared by police early on Thursday, a Reuters witness said.

Photographer Soe Zeya Tun said that the protesters had gone from outside Government House and that city workers were cleaning up the place where the thousands of protesters had arrived late on Wednesday. (Writing by Matthew Tostevin; editing by Richard Pullin)


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