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| Military announcing the take over | credits: BBC |
Thailand’s army chief has announced a coup d’etat, saying
the military is taking control of government.
In a televised statement, the
army chief said the military would restore order and enact political reforms.
The army sealed off the venue in
Bangkok where political factions had been holding talks for a second day and
took away the leaders.
It comes after months of
political turmoil and the imposition on Tuesday of martial law.
The army is to send troops and
vehicles to escort protesters away from rally sites, a senior army official
told the Reuters news agency.
The latest unrest began in the
Thai capital late last year, when then-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
dissolved the lower house of parliament.
Demonstrators have blockaded
several areas of Bangkok for months.
Earlier this month, a court
ordered Ms Yingluck’s removal for alleged abuse of power.
Thailand has faced a power
struggle since Ms Yingluck’s brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, was ousted by the
military as prime minister in 2006.
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