After the PAD's armed guards forced the police out in the early hours of this morning I wondered how long the government could tolerate this. It seems not long.
Hundreds of riot police, armed with bats and shields, broke into the Government House compound again at around 10.30am Friday, several hours after they were pushed out by People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters.
They managed to break the human walls formed by PAD supporters and managed to enter the Government House.
The Nation reports:
A reporter of the station said police were negotiating with an aide of Chamlong Srimuang, asking him to lead the protesters out of the compound or else police would force them out.
Then:
At 10:50 am, police fired teargas at protesters blocking the Gate 7 of the Government House on the side of Padung Krung Kasem Canal.
Matichon reports that the the police are beginning to disperse the protesters at Government House and the Makkawan Bridge [outside the UN]. It notes that police do not have firearms. They are detaining protesters and getting them to lie down. Many injuries have been suffered.
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