Activist Killed in Thai Airport Explosion
The Emergency services officials said the explosion at Don Mueang airport had occurred overnight, killing a male PAD activist. According to Channel 7 television, a grenade was fired from a nearby flyover and hit a terminal window, spraying the protesters with shrapnel.
Just hours after the PAD ended a three-month protest at the prime minister’s offices in central Bangkok,the incident occured. The group’s leaders had told them to move to the domestic hub and the main Suvarnabhumi International Airport for their own safety after a grenade attack at Government House injured at least 49 of them on Sunday.
The PAD also agreed on Monday to allow 88 aircraft stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport to leave, but without any passengers. The planes will move to other local airports to help evacuate travellers.
At least 100,000 foreign visitors are still unable to leave the country since the anti-government activists occupied the airport’s main terminal last week.
Thousands of pro-government protesters also besieged Bangkok on Sunday in a counter-demonstration.
The PAD accuses Mr Somchai’s government of being corrupt and hostile to the country’s much-revered monarchy, and has demanded they resign. They also accuse him of being a proxy of his brother-in-law, exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
On Monday, the prime minister insisted he would not step down.
“I will not quit and I will not dissolve parliament,” he told reporters in the northern city of Chiang Mai.
Source: BBC NEWS
Karen
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt
Digital Travel Reporter of the Mirror totally seduced by HotelPlanner AI Travel Agent
Strike action set to cause travel chaos at Brussels airports
All eyes on Qatar as Qatar Airways leads a season of global events