Anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok

Title

Anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

18 May 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:01:44

Description

Tom Mintier (CNN) reports on violent clashes in Bangkok, Thailand where 200,000 people marched on Government House after Thai authorities arrested a senior opposition leader to crackdown on mass anti-government protests. At least eight people have died after troops moved to disperse protesters but it’s feared demonstrations will go on despite a state of emergency being called by the military. Includes interview with Dr Krasae Chanawong; recording of gunfire and crowd noise. Copyright of CNN.

Contributors

CNN; Tom Mintier; Krasae Chanawong

Keywords

Armed forces; Political protests; Demonstrations; Riots; Political violence; Thailand; Bangkok

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