The Thai anti-government protesters on Friday morning used a six-wheel truck to block an entrance of the Government House aiming to prevent Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his cabinet ministers from entering for working.
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Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather at the Government House in Bangkok March 26, 2009. Thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Thursday, demanding Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva resign as he launched a campaign to help low-income workers with cash handouts in a looming recession. [Xinhua]
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The protesters, who are also known as the red-shirted people, have been on the second day of their anti-government rally in front of the Government House.
On Thursday, at around 13:30 p.m., the red-shirted people led by the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) arrived at the Government House after marching from Sanam Luang, where they started gathering on Thursday morning.
On Thursday night, the number of protesters was estimated at over 30,000, while by mid-Friday around 3,000 protesters were demonstrating peacefully in front of the Government House.
Speaking at a press conference in front of the Government House on Friday morning, Nattawut Saikeua, one of UDD leaders, said that the group's core leaders had decided to scrap a plan to spread out the anti-government protests to other key state places, including Suvarnabhumi Airport.
During Friday, the red-shirted people would be persuaded to return to rally at the Government House in order to greatly control the area surrounding the Government House, said Nattawut.