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Majority oppose police use of tear gas

(BangkokPost.com) - Just over half of people polled by a Bangkok University survey said they oppose the police use of tear gas in dispersing the anti-government protesters to clear the way for government to deliver its policy statement on Tuesday. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Thu, Oct 09 2008

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