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Protesters have blocked the entrance to the terminal therefore we closed services until 6pm (5pm, Singapore time) on Thursday,' said Flying Officer Anirut Thanomkulbutra, director of Don Mueang. -- PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A view of the exterior of Suvarnabhumi Airport, the main international airport that was forced to close on Wednesday.
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'Protesters have blocked the entrance to the terminal therefore we closed services until 6pm (5pm, Singapore time) on Thursday,' said Flying Officer Anirut Thanomkulbutra, director of Don Mueang.
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Protest leaders had said on Wednesday that they aimed to force the closure of Don Mueang to prevent ministers from flying to Chiang Mai.
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Thai policemen walk through the check-in lounge of Suvarnabhumi International Airport after a security alert as anti-government protesters paralysed operations at the regional transport hub.
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Anti-government protester is helped after being injured from a bomb thrown to a crowd by an unidentified man at Suvarnabhumi airport.
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A pro-government gang attacks a court official, whom they believed to be an anti-government protester, at Chiang Mai airport. In a separate incident in Chiang Mai another gang of government supporters shot dead an anti-government activist, as the political crisis in the country threatens to explode into civil unrest.
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About 3,000 tourists were stranded at Suvarnabhumi as PAD supporters massed outside.
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Mr Somchai returned from a summit in Peru, landing in Chiang Mai soon after the powerful army chief urged the premier to call new elections to end six months of turmoil in the kingdom. Mr Somchai refused, and called a cabinet meeting.
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Aircraft line up on the tarmac after anti-government protesters forced the closure of Bangkok's main airport, the Suvarnabhumi international airport.
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A departure display showing cancelled flights as political strife that shut down Thailand's main international airport could devastate the kingdom's massive tourism industry, which is already battered by global financial woes, experts say.
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Newlywed Courtney Penhale waits for news about her and her husband Matt's flight to Bangkok at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The couple were only able to get as far as Tokyo due to civil unrest in Bangkok.
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Cambodian Muslim passengers, awaiting flights to Bangkok, sit next to luggage at the departure terminal of Phnom Penh International airport .
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