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	The sounds heard from the side of the Prapa Canal prompted security guards and protesters to retreat to stay behind their barriers.</div>
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Explosion sounds heard near Chaeng Wattana rally site

Over 1,000 Thai protesters accuse World Bank and IMF of favouring the rich on October 15

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Explosion sounds heard near Chaeng Wattana rally site

Explosion sounds like those of giant firecrackers were heard near the Chaeng Wattana rally site at noon Friday.

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