Truemors
Shortly after the initial clash protesters begin to regroup and will retake their protest area soon after this photo was taken.
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Friday morning, police moved in to take over the PAD protest site near the Makkhawan Rangsan bridge on Ratchadamnoen avenue, prompting a brief clash with the PAD protesters.
The protesters later retook the site after driving a truck into the band of police who retreated.
The clash erupted after police tried to remove barricades put up by the PAD at its protest site, leaving three injured.
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said the clash between the police and PAD supporters followed police action to comply with the court order.
"In fact, police could have finished their job [on Friday], but I told them to step back because if they went forward, there would have been a bloody clash."
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at 21:54 on September 1st, 2008
PAD protesters and Police face off at the Makkawan Bridge this past Friday. The PAD called for the resignation of the governments of Thaksin Shinawatra and Samak Sundaravej.
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