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Protesters seeking to oust Thailand's government broke into a meeting where the acting prime minister was meeting members of the Election Commission to fix a date for new polls, forcing him to flee.
The disruption on Thursday of acting Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan's efforts to organise an election, came hours after gunmen attacked anti-government protesters, killing three.
The turmoil came as government loyal to ousted former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra squared off with opponents backed by royalist of the establishment over who should be prime minister in the latest phase of nearly a decade of rivalry.
The disruption on Thursday of acting Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan's efforts to organise an election, came hours after gunmen attacked anti-government protesters, killing three.
The turmoil came as government loyal to ousted former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra squared off with opponents backed by royalist of the establishment over who should be prime minister in the latest phase of nearly a decade of rivalry.