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Mr Somchai has been in Peru for an APEC summit, and in his absence protests aimed at toppling his government have escalated. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Grenade attacks in Bangkok wounded at least seven people as lawlessness spread amid anti-government protests. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Police officers stand guard as anti-government protesters blocked the main road at Bangkok's Suvarnabumi international airport. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Paramedics attend to an injured man after a grenade attack on protesters at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Anti-government protesters gesture during a rally at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Anti-government protesters sleep at the Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok in the early hours of Wednesday. -- PHOTO: AP
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Rampaging anti-government protesters forced the closure of Thailand's main international airport. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Anti-government protesters blockading the Thai premier's temporary offices and Bangkok's main airport, opened fired on rival activists, wounding at least five people. -- PHOTO: AFP
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'For the safety of passengers, we have to stop flights out of the airport temporarily, until the situation returns to normal,' airport manager Serirat Prasutanon said in a statement. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Protestors had made a barrier made of water bottles on a road leading to the airport.
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Protesters listen to the speech of a leader, unseen, during their protest at Suvarnabhumi international airport.
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A protester and his child play guitar at the prime minister's temporary offices in the airport.
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A series of small bomb blasts wounded several anti-government protesters blockading the airport.
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The Nation newspaper said on its website three explosions had been heard outside the US$4 billion terminal.
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The demonstrations at the airport have forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and left thousands of passengers stranded.
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Police officers stand guard at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport as anti-government protesters block the main road. -- PHOTOS: REUTERS, AP, AFP
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