
Thai prime minister Somchai Wongsawat declared a state of emergency Thursday at Bangkok's two main airports, which are still being besieged by anti-government protesters, a government spokesman said.
Wongsawat made the declaration after his cabinet, meeting in the northern city of Chiang Mai, agreed to the measure, said government spokesman Nattawut Saikua
The news was greeted with defiant cheers from thousands of protesters at the main airport.
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