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Thai protesters abandon airport blockade
03 Dec 2008 03:12:33 GMT
Source: Reuters
BANGKOK, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters who have been blockading Bangkok's main airport for over a week abandoned their checkpoints on Wednesday and started packing up their belongings to head for home.

A Reuters reporter said 2,000 yellow-shirted protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) were in and around the departure area of the $4 billion terminal, piling up trucks.

PAD clean-up teams scurried around the area, sweeping up the mess. Around a dozen airport security police could be seen. (Reporting by David Fox; Writing by Ed Cropley; Editing by Alan Raybould)


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