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Northerners to join Monday protest at police HQ

Northern members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) coalition plan to join the anti-government activists Monday for their planned rally at Thailand's police headquarters to demand that the police take responsibility for excessive violence in... ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Sat, Oct 11 2008

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