
Anti-government protesters said Monday they would abandon their three-month siege of the Thai prime minister's main offices in Bangkok and join thousands of fellow demonstrators who have occupied the city's main airport.
Parnthep Puapongpan, a spokesman for the People's Alliance for Democracy -- which is leading the protests -- did not say how soon the demonstrators would end their sit-in at Government House.
The protesters have been camped there since August 26, forcing lawmakers to meet elsewhere. Thousands of them have also taken control of Suvarnabhumi International Airport, grounding flights and stranding an estimated 100,000 passengers.
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CNN's Dan Rivers and Kocha Olarn contributed to this report.
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