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Thai military puts 2,000 troops on alert for major rally
The Thai military has put 2,000 troops on alert ahead of a major protest, the army said on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:22 November 22, 2008
Bangkok: The Thai military has put 2,000 troops on alert ahead of a major protest, the army said on Sunday.
The anti-government protest group People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) is threatening to march on the national Parliament to block a session on Monday.
The PAD is calling the march on parliament "its final battle" to oust the government.
In continuing violence, a grenade blast on Saturday wounded eight Thai protesters inside the Thai prime minister's office, said Chamlong Srimuang, a PAD co-leader.
Two PAD guards were seriously wounded in the attack, police said.
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