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Thousands call for curbs to military power in Thailand

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Bangkok, Nov 29 (EFE), (Camera: Rungroj Yongrit). - Thousands of Thai demonstrators gathered Sunday in front of an army barracks in Bangkok to demand reforms in the military, which since the end of absolutism in the country in 1932 has taken power by force 12 times.Soldiers used old buses to make a barricade and erected barbed wire around the barracks in the north of the capital city. Protesters arrived at the location by the afternoon.Authorities also deployed riot police and at least two trucks with water cannons, which have been used on three previous occasions to clear demonstrations. The current wave of protests in Thailand began in July.The student-led rallies are demanding reforms to limit the power and influence of the military over Thai politics.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN BANGKOK.

Added on the 29/11/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés

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