Thailand's pro-democracy protesters clash with police
by Reuters in Bangkok from World news | The Guardian on (#5E50C)
Paint thrown and bangs heard after Bangkok's Democracy Monument draped in red cloth
Youth activists protesting against laws forbidding insult to Thailand's powerful king briefly clashed with police on Saturday after draping Bangkok's Democracy Monument in red cloth.
Protesters threw paint at police and several small bangs were heard during a standoff near a city shrine after the demonstration had moved from Democracy Monument and the main leaders had called for it to disperse.
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