Thai Anti-Govt Protesters Clash With Police in Bangkok

Thai Anti-Govt Protesters Clash With Police in Bangkok
Demonstrators react to tear gas during a clash with police at a protest against what they call the government's failure in handling the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 7, 2021. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
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BANGKOK—More than a thousand Thai anti-government protesters clashed with police on Saturday, as they demonstrated against the government’s failure to handle coronavirus outbreaks and its impact on the economy.

About a hundred police officers in riot gear sealed off a road near Victory Monument in the capital Bangkok with containers and used water cannons, tear gas, and rubber bullets to stop a march toward Government House, the office of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.