Wednesday, 26 November 2008

Thai riot policemen patrol inside Suvarnabhumi airpor, Bangkok in the early hours of Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008 after anti government protesters besieged

Anti-government protesters gather as they listen to speech of a leader during a protest outside Suvarnabhumi international airport Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 5,000 protesters block the entrance to the airport and seized the compound outside terminal building in an attempt to disrupt the arrival on Wednesday of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat who was in Peru for the Apec summit.(AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Thai riot policemen patrol inside Suvarnabhumi airpor, Bangkok in the early hours of Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008 after anti government protesters besieged the airport. Outbound flights at Suvarnabhumi International Airport were temporarily suspended at 9 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said, shortly before hundreds of demonstrators — some masked and armed with metal rods — broke through police lines and spilled into the passenger terminal. Airport manager Serirat Prasutanon said airport authorities had tried to negotiate with the protesters 'but to no avail.' 'For the safety for passengers, we have to stop flights out of the airport temporarily until the situation returns to normal,' he said in a statement, adding that incoming flights were still operating. The anti government protesters are demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat.(AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

A European tourist sleeps at Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok in the early hours of Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008 after anti government protesters besieged the airport. Outbound flights at Suvarnabhumi International Airport were temporarily suspended at 9 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said, shortly before hundreds of demonstrators — some masked and armed with metal rods — broke through police lines and spilled into the passenger terminal. Airport manager Serirat Prasutanon said airport authorities had tried to negotiate with the protesters 'but to no avail.' 'For the safety for passengers, we have to stop flights out of the airport temporarily until the situation returns to normal,' he said in a statement, adding that incoming flights were still operating. The anti government protesters are demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat.(Wason Wanichakorn)

A tourist waits with his luggage due to flight cancellations at Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok in the early hours of Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008 after anti government protesters besieged the airport. Outbound flights at Suvarnabhumi International Airport were temporarily suspended at 9 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said, shortly before hundreds of demonstrators — some masked and armed with metal rods — broke through police lines and spilled into the passenger terminal. Airport manager Serirat Prasutanon said airport authorities had tried to negotiate with the protesters 'but to no avail.' 'For the safety for passengers, we have to stop flights out of the airport temporarily until the situation returns to normal,' he said in a statement, adding that incoming flights were still operating. The anti government protesters are demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

An anti government protester sleeps inside Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok in the early hours of Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008 after anti government protesters besieged the airport. Outbound flights at Suvarnabhumi International Airport were temporarily suspended at 9 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said, shortly before hundreds of demonstrators — some masked and armed with metal rods — broke through police lines and spilled into the passenger terminal. Airport manager Serirat Prasutanon said airport authorities had tried to negotiate with the protesters 'but to no avail.' 'For the safety for passengers, we have to stop flights out of the airport temporarily until the situation returns to normal,' he said in a statement, adding that incoming flights were still operating. The anti government protesters are demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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