Bangkok, May 19: Four armored personnel carriers have entered an anti-government encampment in central Bangkok, punching a hole in the tire-and-bamboo barricades and driving in with troops behind them.
About 100 troops took up positions along the wall of central Lumpini Park and trained their guns inside. The armored personnel carriers provided the troops cover. But there were no protesters in sight, and the troops did not fire.
The troops moved past smoldering fires, apparently set by retreating protesters.
The assault marked the first significant push into the protest zone in the crackdown that began before Wednesday.
—Agencies