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Pictures: Thailand Wakes up to Coup

Travel News Asia Wednesday, 20 September 2006

Many people in Thailand were not aware of what was happening as they slept on Tuesday 19 September. For that evening, it slowly became clear that a military coup was taking place. The first coup to take place in Thailand for 15 years. Read whether the coup has affected travel to, from and within Thailand. Below we feature a few pictures of the morning after - the day Thailand awoke to some shocking news and some unusual scenes on the streets of the capital city of Bangkok.

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See also: Flights In and Out of Thailand's Airports - Latest Developments

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Some soldiers were not too keen to have their picture taken - Thailand Coup 2006 No Right Turn - A soldier gets some refreshment on a tank - Thailand Coup 2006 Pictures of the morning after the Thailand Military Coup of September 2006
     
Pictures of the morning after the Thailand Military Coup of September 2006 Pictures of the morning after the Thailand Military Coup of September 2006 Media that were not already present in Bangkok were quick to fly in - Thailand Military Coup September 2006
     
Empty but very ready - Thailand Military Coup September 2006 Pictures of the morning after the Thailand Military Coup of September 2006 Anyone home?! Pictures of the morning after the Thailand Military Coup of September 2006
     
Pictures of the morning after the Thailand Military Coup of September 2006   Pictures of the morning after the Thailand Military Coup of September 2006
     

See also: Flights In and Out of Thailand's Airports - Latest Developments.

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