Riot police officers and a rescue worker take cover after an explosion during clashes with anti-government protesters near the Government House in Bangkok February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court endorsed on Wednesday Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's declaration of a state of emergency, a day after five people were killed in gun battles in Bangkok, but warned the government not to use it to disperse peaceful protesters.
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