Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Thai Military Launches Coup in Thailand

As I've blogged previously in past posts, things have been heating up in Thailand the last few months. I was fearful that this event would have taken place while I was actually in Thailand. Although I lucked out and my trip went without incident, the shit has truly hit the fan today.
The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of TV stations and declaring a provisional authority pledging loyalty to the king.

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