Police, troops set up checkpoints around rally sites
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Checkpoints jointly manned by police and soldiers have been set up as part of increased security following a series of attacks targeting the anti-government protesters and their leaders.
National police chief Pol General Adul Sangsingkaew has ordered setting up of checkpoints and patrols during the day after many violent incidents, according to Pol Maj-General Anucha Romayanant, deputy spokesman for the government’s Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO).
Anucha said the checkpoints would focus on foiling attempts to smuggle weapons into the protest areas to prevent further violence. The authorities were also working with leaders of the protest about boosting the security measures, he added.
The Nation
