Thousands of Thai protesters burst into govt buildings in Bangkok

(RT) More than 1,000 anti-government protesters entered and occupied the compound of Thailand’s Foreign Ministry, witnesses from the scene reported. The country’s Finance Ministry building has also been besieged by rioters.

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has invoked the Internal Security Act, extending it to Samut Prakarn Province, where Bangkok’s main airport is located.

She vowed that she will not use force against the protesters occupying government buildings.
Witnesses told Reuters that protesters lifted the main gate of the Foreign Ministry and drove a car and a six-wheel truck into the compound to use as a temporary stage.

Leaders of the protest then announced they would occupy the compound and hold it overnight.

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