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Thai police arrest top anti-govt protest leader

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Thai police arrested Sunday a key protest leader and one-time Bangkok mayor on charges of insurrection in a continuing crackdown against an anti-government movement that spearheaded the ouster of a prime minister last month.

 

Chamlong Srimuang was seen being hauled away by police at a polling station where elections for the city's top job were beginning. Police Colonel Sarathon Pradit confirmed that Chamlong had been arrested. (AP)

 

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