Thai forces surround hotel, ‘Red Shirt’ leaders escape

By AFP

Apr 17, 2010 12:03 am

BANGKOK: Thai security forces surrounded a hotel Friday where leaders of the “Red Shirt” protest movement were holed up, but failed to make any arrests after the suspects fled, officials said.

Television footage showed one of the protest leaders climbing down a rope to escape from the SC Park Hotel as Red Shirt demonstrators massed outside.

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