Thai protesters clash with police at anti-PM rally in Bangkok
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At least three protesters injured when Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a Bangkok rally amid record number of COVID cases.
Three protesters are injured when Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a Bangkok rally, as coronavirus cases soar and anger builds about Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s handling of the pandemic. For the third day in a week, protesters and police clashed on Friday, while the kingdom grappled with its worst virus outbreak so far and registered a new daily high of 23,418 infections. Cases were slightly lower on Saturday at more than 22,000 and 217 new deaths, bringing the country’s total since the pandemic to more than 900,000, with more than 7,300 deaths.
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