Thai deploys troops to stop protests

    
Troops have been deployed in the Thai capital Bangkok to support riot police shielding official buildings from anti-government protesters.

Witnesses said tear gas had been fired as protesters tried to breach barricades outside Government House.

Activists have threatened to enter key government buildings, including the headquarters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Sunday is the eighth day of protests aiming to unseat Ms Yingluck.

Two people were killed and dozens more wounded on Saturday as pro- and anti-government groups clashed.

The demonstrators’ Civil Movement for Democracy has announced an all-out assault on the heart of the government, with the aim of replacing it with a “People’s Council”.

Protesters claim Ms Yingluck’s administration is really controlled by her brother, exiled ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra.

BBC