Thai protesters clash with police near Cambodia temple

timesofearth.com - Thai "Yellow Shirt" protesters clashed with police and villagers on Saturday near an ancient temple on the Cambodian border at the centre of a dispute between the two countries, television showed. Bangkok, Thailand - Security forces in Thailand are facing off against two separate protest groups - one at the Cambodian border, the other in the capital Bangkok. There have been reports of clashes between local villagers and protesters from the Peoples' Alliance for Democracy (PAD) near the site of a decades-old land dispute near the Preah Vihear temple at Thailand's north-eastern border. At least 4000 protesters from the same group which shut down Bangkok airports last year have gathered near the temple. Television channels showed the yellow-clad protesters - the Yellow Shirts - armed with sticks trying to beat local villagers and Thai riot police, who pushed back with shields. About 2000 Thai police are backing up the military near the temple to stop the protesters getting through to the disputed land, which is littered with land mines. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said security forces were trying to persuade the protesters to back down, amid fears that their actions could spark further conflict with Cambodia. "I am asking the police and soldiers to negotiate with the PAD," Mr Abhisit told reporters in Bangkok. This is the second time they have caused trouble at the Thai-Cambodian border. Similar protests a year ago set off tensions between ...



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