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| Bangkok under state of emergency | Bangkok under state of emergency |
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| Thai authorities have declared a state of emergency across Bangkok and the surrounding areas. | Thai authorities have declared a state of emergency across Bangkok and the surrounding areas. |
| The announcement came after Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva vowed to prosecute protesters who forced the cancellation of an Asian summit on Saturday. | The announcement came after Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva vowed to prosecute protesters who forced the cancellation of an Asian summit on Saturday. |
| Demonstrators have been calling for Mr Abhisit's resignation. | Demonstrators have been calling for Mr Abhisit's resignation. |
| Earlier, the leader of the protests was arrested. But reports now suggest a group of protesters is trying to force their way into the interior ministry. | Earlier, the leader of the protests was arrested. But reports now suggest a group of protesters is trying to force their way into the interior ministry. |
| Arisman Pongruengrong, who spearheaded the protests by supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was arrested after returning to his home in Bangkok on Sunday. | Arisman Pongruengrong, who spearheaded the protests by supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was arrested after returning to his home in Bangkok on Sunday. |
| A police spokesman said he was co-operating with the authorities. | A police spokesman said he was co-operating with the authorities. |
| "There will be further arrests, but right now the police are gathering evidence," the spokesman added. | "There will be further arrests, but right now the police are gathering evidence," the spokesman added. |
| PM Abhisit says the emergency is meant to restore order | |
| Correspondents say the storming of the Pattaya conference centre was deeply embarrassing for Mr Abhisit. | Correspondents say the storming of the Pattaya conference centre was deeply embarrassing for Mr Abhisit. |
| There was little resistance from the security forces. | There was little resistance from the security forces. |
| The tactics of the pro-Thaksin activists mirror those of their royalist rivals last year: they too paralysed government activity by targeting key venues. | The tactics of the pro-Thaksin activists mirror those of their royalist rivals last year: they too paralysed government activity by targeting key venues. |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says there is no question the pro-Thaksin protesters broke the law. | The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says there is no question the pro-Thaksin protesters broke the law. |
| But, our correspondent adds, the problem is that Mr Abhisit rode to power on the back of protests that were just as illegal, and the PM may look hypocritical if he only goes after the red-shirted protesters who embarrassed him. | But, our correspondent adds, the problem is that Mr Abhisit rode to power on the back of protests that were just as illegal, and the PM may look hypocritical if he only goes after the red-shirted protesters who embarrassed him. |
| 'We have won' | 'We have won' |
| "The next three to four days will be crucial for the government to prove itself in restoring peace and order in the country," Mr Abhisit said on TV on Sunday. | "The next three to four days will be crucial for the government to prove itself in restoring peace and order in the country," Mr Abhisit said on TV on Sunday. |
| Arisman is said to be co-operating with the authorities | |
| "The government will take action against those who were involved in the incident yesterday without bias." | "The government will take action against those who were involved in the incident yesterday without bias." |
| Another protest leader, Jakrapob Penkair, said in Bangkok that the movement against Mr Abhisit had won a victory. | Another protest leader, Jakrapob Penkair, said in Bangkok that the movement against Mr Abhisit had won a victory. |
| "We have won, we have stopped them from holding a summit," he said. | "We have won, we have stopped them from holding a summit," he said. |
| "But we have not achieved our goal yet. We will continue to protest in Bangkok until Abhisit resigns." | "But we have not achieved our goal yet. We will continue to protest in Bangkok until Abhisit resigns." |
| Pre-summit street protests in the capital this week drew up to 100,000 people. | Pre-summit street protests in the capital this week drew up to 100,000 people. |
| Mr Thaksin himself, who remains in self-imposed exile to avoid a two-year jail term for corruption, has welcomed the protest in Pattaya. | Mr Thaksin himself, who remains in self-imposed exile to avoid a two-year jail term for corruption, has welcomed the protest in Pattaya. |
| "I thank the Red Shirts in Pattaya who showed strength," he told a rally of supporters in Bangkok by telephone late on Saturday. | "I thank the Red Shirts in Pattaya who showed strength," he told a rally of supporters in Bangkok by telephone late on Saturday. |
| "In the next few days we will see real change." | "In the next few days we will see real change." |
| Officials say months of turmoil have lost the country $6bn in tourist revenue, just as the economy is taking a hit from collapsing exports. | Officials say months of turmoil have lost the country $6bn in tourist revenue, just as the economy is taking a hit from collapsing exports. |
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