By SPA,
Bangkok : Thai police on Sunday again ordered anti-government protesters who have laid siege to the city’s airports to disperse, banning gatherings of more than five people and warning offenders would be jailed or fined.
Hours after a grenade blast wounded more than 50 protesters, and ahead of a big rally in the Thai capital planned by government supporters, the five-point statement did not say how police intended to enforce the emergency rules, Reuters reported.
Flights in and out of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport and the mostly-domestic Don Muang airport have been paralysed by a siege by People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters seeking to overthrow the government.
Sunday’s statement was issued by Lieutenant-General Suchart Muenkaew Chief, the police negotiator at Don Muang airport. A separate police division is responsible for Suvarnabhumi.
Much earlier, a grenade was thrown at Government House, the prime minister’s office occupied by PAD supporters since August.
The grenade blast at Government House was the latest aimed at the PAD supporters there and was among the most bloody. A PAD spokesman said 51 people were wounded, four critically.