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Police fire rubber bullets at protesters, cars overturned on sidelines of APEC summit in Bangkok

Police say ten protesters are arrested and five police officials injured

Sravasti Dasgupta
Friday 18 November 2022 15:57 GMT
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Police fire rubber bullets at protesters outside APEC summit in Thailand

Police in Thailand’s Bangkok fired rubber bullets to disperse pro-democracy protesters who had gathered near the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group meeting on Friday.

According to police official Ashyan Kraithong, around 350 protesters clashed with the police about 10km (6 miles) from the meeting venue, reported Reuters.

Police said that ten protesters were arrested and five police officials injured.

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