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	Some 500 red shirts and supporters formed a line of welcoming committee to greet Thaksin after his flight was diverted from the Lao International Airport for security reason.</div>
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	Barred party executive Prachuab Chaiyasarn was among the supporters accompanying Thaksin from the airport to Lao Plaza in the lao capital.</div>
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Thaksin arrives in Laos

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Thaksin arrives in Laos

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday arrived at the military airport in Vientiane to start his three-day visit coinciding with the Songkran Holiday.

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