Police officers stand guard during a protest over the government's handling of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, near the police headquarter in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. - Reuters
BANGKOK, Aug 17 (Reuters): Police in Thailand used water cannon to break up a demonstration at the national police headquarters on Tuesday, a day after clashes during which a young protester was left in a coma with a bullet lodged in his head.
Protesters gathered in central Bangkok for a third successive day to demand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha resign amid rising anger over his handling of the country's Covid-19 epidemic, which saw a record 239 deaths on Tuesday.
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