Thai anti-government protesters and supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather to leave from Government House while Thai soldiers stand guard in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, April 14. - AP photos
BANGKOK (AP):
They paralysed the capital, shut down a major Asian summit and promised "revolution." And then, with little warning, thousands of Thai protesters packed their bags and went home.
A day after the red-shirts, mostly followers of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, burned buses, seized intersections and vowed to make their last stand, their leaders called it quits yesterday and handed themselves over to police.