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MPs leave Parliament after police fired tear gas to disperse protesters

Members of Parliament were seen departing the Parliament at about 5pm after police fired tear gas at protesters who blocked the routes.



Many protesters injured from the tear gas. They run away and hunted for water to wash the gas. The attack was aimed at taking out many MPs who were trapped inside the Parliament compound.

Many Mps were trapped inside the Parliament after they attended the government's policy address in the morning.

On their way in, the MPs had to sneak through back doors as pro-government protesters blocked all the entrances. After the policy session finished, they could not leave the compound because the compounds were surrounded by the protesters.

Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat had to climb over side gates to nearby Pimanmek Mansion before boarding a helicopter to Supreme Command headquarter.

Some reporters were also trapped inside the Parliament compound.

However not all vehicles of MPs can leave the Parliament compound as the protesters used big trucks to block the roads.



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