BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's army will increase the number of troops in the capital ahead of Sunday's election, it said on Thursday, as the government warned it might not be able to contain violence if anti-government protesters try to stop people voting.
The protesters, members of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), had said they would disrupt the ballot as part of their campaign to overthrow Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, but their leader appeared to backtrack.
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