Thailand's main international airport was forced to shut down on Wednesday a day after anti-government protesters stormed the facility. [EPA]
Published On 27 Nov 200827 Nov 2008
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Officials cancelled all flights into and out of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport as chaos spread amid clashes between demonstrators and government suppporters. [EPA]
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More than a dozen people were wounded in the clashes this week as Thailand's months of political crisis took a violent turn. [GALLO/GETTY]
Anti-government protesters led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) said their siege would end when Somchai Wongsawat, the Thai prime minister, resigns.[GALLO/GETTY]
The growing political tension is threatening to deal a serious blow to Thailand's $16bn a year tourism industry, a vital pillar of the Thai economy. [GALLO/GETTY]
