Thousands of protesters return to streets on Saturday (Oct 17) defying decree again


Pro-democracy protesters give the three-finger salute during an anti-government rally at Wongwian Yai in Bangkok on Saturday (Oct 17, 2020), as they continue to defy an emergency decree banning gatherings. - AFP

BANGKOK, Oct 17 (AFP): Thousands of Thai pro-democracy protesters massed in multiple locations across Bangkok on Saturday, defying an emergency decree banning gatherings for the third consecutive day after confrontations saw riot police use water cannon on peaceful demonstrators.

Officers dispersed thousands of protestors on Friday night by spraying water laced with blue dye and a chemical agent to mark participants for future legal action.

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