PAD protesters halt NBT television broadcasts
Hundreds of supporters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) broke through the closed gates of state-run television broadcaster NBT and stormed its premises, temporarily halting all programs, according to a report from Associated Press.
Other groups from the PAD rallied at Government House and the ministry of finance in a bid to force the the government to resign.
After breaking through the gates, the protesters poured into the premises and seized the station. The government-sponsored channel was airing its morning news program showing the moment the protesters stormed into the station, for a moment only, as the station went off the air.
Earlier in the day, before dawn at about 5 am, a group of people raided the station to try to gain control of the facility. Police eventually regained control of the building and arrested 80 people. Police also seized guns, knives, golf clubs and mild drugs from the trespassing protesters.
Meanwhile, Sondhi Limthongkul, a core leader of the PAD, announced at the group's main protest site at Makkawan Bridge on Ratchadamneon Nok Road that the group's supporters had already taken control of the NBT facility and that more supporters were heading to join the group at the government television station's compound.
Hundreds of anti-government protesters also rallied at Government House and blocked all gates in an bid to prevent government ministers from attending the weekly cabinet meeting.
The protesters also staged a demonstration at the ministry of finance and the agriculture and co-operatives ministry, where the PAD has reportedly taken over the premises and demanded civil servants and senior officials stop working. - Thai News Agency (TNA), Agencies.
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