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Thai Police Fire Water Cannons and Tear Gas at Pro-Democracy Protestors

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   Thai police used water cannons and tear gas Tuesday to push back
   pro-democacy protestors near the parliament compound in Bangkok.

   Demonstrators demanding changes to the Thailand's constitution were
   pushed back by police as they tried to penetrate barriers on the
   perimeter of the compound.

   Police blasted hundreds of protestors with water cannons as they tried
   to cut through razor-wire barricades before firing tear gas at them.

   The Erawan Medical Center in Bankok said five people were hospitalized
   for teargas exposure and others were treated at the scene.

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