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Protesters storm into NBT station on Vipavadi road
Tue, August 26, 2008

Electricity at NBT cut off, all broadcast programmes suspended

Protesters led by People's Alliance for Democracy managed to break police corridor to enter compound of the National Broadcasting Television on Vipavadi Rangsit Road on Tuesday.

Some 2,000 protesters pushed the entrance gate where police line tried to push back. Finally the protesters managed to push down the gate and entered the compound.

The electricity was cut off, resulting in all programmes to be suspended at 8.30am.

NBT station's acting director Suriyong Huntasarn said the protesters are now in the station's compound but has not yet entered the buildings.
Suriyong said most of the station's staffs already left the station.

The protesters started gathering in front of the station at about 6am, making police to seal off some roads leading to the station.

Suriyong said it was not the station that cut off the electricity. He is talking with police in order to control the situation.

Earlier protesters block entrance of National Broadcasting Telelvision station on Vipavadi Rangsit Road on Tuesday.

Police detained on Tuesday a group of protesters who tried to seize an NBT television station on on Vipavadi Rangsit Road.

The attempt took place at about 5.30am when there are a few staffs of the NBT at that moment.

The group, comprising about 60 men, covered their faces with black pieces of cloths and dressed in black t-shirt and jeans.

Two NBT television hosts said in a news television programme at about 6.10am that police found a handgun and long knives from the group.

The group also broke a glass door in their way to go to the station's building. They separated into several groups and went into the station.
NBT staffs were told to leave the office.

Police are interrogating the group. Police brought the protesters who had weapons into 3 trucks to a police station while searching for protesters who might hide in the office.

Main protest will go to the Government House where Samak Cabinet will meet in its weekly meeting.

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NBT is broadcasting its signal from a mobile unit
August 26, 2008

After its main station was seized by protesters, the NBT broadcast from a mobile unit outside the station at about 9:40 am Tuesday.

It began with interviewing a deputy police chief, criticising the PAD.

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Protesters led by People's Alliance for Democracy gather in front of the National Broadcast Television station on Vipavadi Rangsit Road on Tuesday morning. Now they managed to storm into the compound.
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A television footage shows men who tried to seize NBT station on Vipavadi Rangsit Road early Tuesday morning.



Security is intensified at the Government House on Monday afternoon as People's Alliance for Democracy planned to move to the area on Tuesday morning.

Vorawit Pumpuang

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PAD orders NBT to relay ASTV broadcast
August 26, 2008

People's Alliance for Democracy Sondhi Limthongkul on Tuesday announced at the main rally site that the PAD had gained a complete control of the NBT station following a raid.

Sondhi ordered the state-run station to relay the broadcast of his ASTV, a satallite television station.

Inspite of the raid, the NBT management was trying to continue broadcasting by mobile units but this was disrupted at periodic intervals.

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PAD blocks roads linking Northeast, North, South to Bangkok
August 26, 2008

Apart from blocking the main road to the South, the People's Alliance for Democracy protesters also blocked the roads linking to the North and Northeast.

The block the northern main road in Phichit and block the Mittraparp Road near Nakhon Ratchaisma to block the gateway to other northeastern provinces.

The blockade was made in Chum Phon, the gateway to southern provinces.

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NBT female announcer thanks PAD guards for escorting her out of NBT after seizure
August 26, 2008

From a special mobile broadcast unit, Tuangporn Assawawilai thanks guards of the People's Alliance for Democracy for escorting her, police and other NBT officials outside the NBT head office after the protesters stormed in and seized the station Tuesday.

Tuangorn and another announcer, Jirayu Huangsup, were talking live from an undisclosed special broadcast unit.

Earlier, the NBT broadcast from the Metropolitan Police head office but the protesters stormed in and blacked out the signal there again.

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[S Landreth]

Wonder if I should post the two videos; I took, of the red shirts torching two public buildings (one broadcasting building and the other, the City Hall) in Khon Kean here?