Govt Declares Martial Law As Villagers, Police Clash With Pad; Yellow Shirts To Read Sovereignty Declaration
20/09/2009
By KING-OUA LAOHONG
Bangkok Post
SI SA KET : Dozens of protesters, police and villagers were injured in fiery clashes near the border with Cambodia yesterday as a protest by the People's Alliance for Democracy spun out of control.
The government declared martial law as PAD supporters, in a protest over sovereignty, met unexpected resistance from hundreds of Si Sa Ket villagers who blocked their path.
The PAD was trying to march to a disputed border area close to Preah Vihear temple. Stick-wielding protesters clashed repeatedly with riot police and villagers who were trying to keep them out.
Nearby, soldiers set up barricades to stop the PAD reaching the border area disputed with Cambodia.
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