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Thai pro-govt group urges supporters to march

Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:32am IST
 
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - The leader of a pro-government group in Thailand urged supporters on Wednesday to march in Bangkok, raising the prospect of street clashes with anti-government protesters.

"I will hold a press conference today to urge our people to come out and declare our stance against a coup," Jatuporn Prompan, a ruling party politician and leader of a major pro-government group, told Reuters.

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