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BREAKING: Police push back anti-government protesters from the BTS Skywalk over Ratchaprasong Intersection. The officers said the area is closed due to the new emergency decree #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE

The protesters are now cleared from the skywalk. Some are gathering in front of CentralWorld shopping mall to wait for the official start of the rally at 4pm. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE

Demonstrators are now taking to the road close to Ratchaprasong Intersection in defiance of the emergency decree. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE

Abotu 450 police officers are now deployed to Ratchaprasong Intersection in an attempt to stop the protest. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

A police truck also carries rolls of barbed wire, apparently to be placed at the intersection to prevent protesters from gathering.

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#15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

The protest at Ratchaprasong Intersection currently does not have any leadership. The mood is getting tense fast. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

There are now about 1,000 protesters gathering around Ratchaprasong, young and old. Still no visible leadership, just a mass of angry people shouting "MY GODDAMN TAXES" and "GET OUT" #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

A demonstrator was asked how she felt about the crackdown last night. "HIA MAK [fucked up]" she replied. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

Protesters, numbering in hundreds now, are pushing the police lines away from Ratchaprasong Intersection. The situation is full of raw anger at the authorities. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

The declaration of "severe emergency" and the ban on protests seem insufficient to stop the protest that's quickly growing in number at Ratchaprasong Intersection. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

The crowd has now effectively occupied Ratchaprasong Intersection in their Day of Rage against the authorities. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

"Release our friends!" the crowd shout at the police during their protest around Ratchaprasong Intersection. The police HQ is right next to the rally point. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

Bangkok Blitzkrieg: demonstrators outmaneuvered and encircled riot police who tried to block their protest at Ratchaprasong Intersection. The trapped officers were later removed from the protest site #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE

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Hundreds of protesters are flashing the three finger salute and listening to activist Panupong Jadnok aka "Mike Rayong," who emerges as the leading figure in today's rally at Ratchaprasong. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

Demonstrators stop police vehicles from entering the protest site at Ratchaprasong Intersection earlier today. The vehicles later leave the area. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

Zero f*ck given: protesters breach police barricades on Ratchadamri Road with help of motorcyclists and make their way to join the rally at Ratchaprasong Intersection. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand

Sun is setting on Ratchaprasong Intersection, where hundreds are gathering to insist on their demands for the government's resignation, a new charter, and reforms of the monarchy. #15ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #Thailand #KE #whatshappeninginthailand