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foreign protester
Englishman puts his two cents in It seems that not all anti-government protesters are Thais.
London native Andy North was seen holding a large anti-Thaksin Shinawatra placard in the middle of Sanam Luang yesterday."What happens if we let him stay on?" the placard read. Many of the Thai protesters looked at him with amusement. "He should have gone - go, went, gone," North said, adding that Thaksin's behaviour would be considered criminal in other countries. - The Nation. ------------------------------- MEDIA COVERAGE : Angry crowd turns on iTV crew Mobs yesterday ousted an iTV news crew from Sanam Luang after its reporters claimed that only 6,000 people had joined the anti-government rally yesterday. Mobs yelled at the reporters, scolding them for having "no ethics", while others tried to physically attack the crews as they bustled them from Sanam Luang. Police rushed in to protect the journalists. iTV stopped its broadcast and negotiated with the protesters to leave its broadcast van opposite the main stage but the request was rejected, with people screaming they had to leave because their reports were biased. The crew decided to leave the site with their facilities for fear of their safety. They accused the protesters of being drunk. - The Nation.
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