(RT) Thousands of protesters in Thailand have forced the closure of several government ministries and vowed to take over government offices nationwide in a bid to force embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from power. On Wednesday, thousands of flag-waving protesters had amassed around at least half-a-dozen of the government's 19 ministries, though many had left by late afternoon. The protesters have managed to shut down five ministries over the past two days.
Around a thousand demonstrators loyal to protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban entered a sprawling government office complex in northern Bangkok that houses the Department of Special Investigations (DSI), often likened to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“We have ordered the evacuation of the DSI building," Tharit Pengdit told Reuters. "All our employees will be out within half an hour."
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