BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai government says an operation launched at daybreak to clear protesters from their barricaded encampment in downtown Bangkok will last throughout the day.
Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn says Wednesday’s operation is designed "to secure the parameter in several locations in Bangkok."
Panitan appeared on television several hours after the crackdown started.
Armored vehicles and soldiers converged on the protest encampment and have broken through a section of tire-and-bamboo barricade. Continuous gunfire is being heard from the area.
