Seven arrested as activists and police face off
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Police seize banners at Victory Monument and warn about emergency rule violations
published : 16 Jan 2021 at 20:10
updated: 16 Jan 2021 at 20:32
144 Protesters give the three-finger salute at a demonstration against the royal defamation lese majeste law at Victory Monument in Bangkok on Saturday. (AFP photo)
At least seven people were arrested in confrontations between police and small groups of pro-democracy activists at two locations in Bangkok on Saturday.
Four people also suffered minor injuries following a small explosion outside Chamchuri Square on Rama IV Road, not long after demonstrators started leaving nearby Samyan Mitrtown, where they had rallied after being dispersed from Victory Monument. It is not known if the blast was related to the protests.