Thai truckers' protest at diesel prices clogs capital


Police stand guard as hundreds of trucks drive towards the Ministry of Energy headquarter as they protest over diesel prices in Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of freight trucks deliberately clogged a major thoroughfare of Thailand's notoriously congested capital on Tuesday, seeking to pressure the government into lowering diesel prices.

Police tried unsuccessfully to shift the protesting trucks and taxi drivers as they crawled along the main northbound highway out of Bangkok, some carrying banners demanding the energy minister's resignation for failing to make fuel affordable.

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