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    Police In Bangkok Use Water Cannon To Break Up Anti-Government Protests

    Riot police in Thailand sought to disperse thousands of protesters, a day after the government officially banned demonstrations calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.
    by Scott Neuman Oct 16, 2020 2 minutes
    Riot police use water cannons to disperse pro-democracy protesters during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on Friday.

    Riot police in Bangkok used water cannon and charged crowds to disperse thousands of protesters in the Thai capital, a day after the government officially banned street rallies demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a new constitution and reform of the country's monarchy.

    Mostly students defied a government ban on gatherings in the capital on Friday imposed a day earlier after protesters halted and

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