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January 30th, 2014 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Anti-government protesters in Thailand have taken to the streets in the capital, Bangkok, three days ahead of a general election.
Demonstrators began a three-day march against the February 2 election on Thursday.
Protesters say they will disrupt the election and threatened to close off polling stations.
Opposition leader Suthep Thaugsuban has also called on protesters to boycott the election.
“On February 2, whoever wants the country’s reform, please join us to show our stance that we want reform. Do not go to the poll,” Suthep stated.
The government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says it will deploy 10,000 police personnel in Bangkok to prevent violence.
Deputy Prime Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana said on January 28 that the election would go ahead as planned.
Bangkok declared a 60-day state of emergency on January 22.
On January 26, the opposition said one of anti-government protest leaders was shot dead while giving a speech on a truck to protesters in Bangkok.
On October 31, 2013, the Thai government proposed an amnesty bill that could have pardoned the prime minister’s brother and former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, setting the scene for his return to Thailand. The proposal triggered anti-government demonstrations in Thailand.
The ex-premier, who was ousted in 2006, has been in self-exile since 2008 to avoid a two-year prison sentence over corruption.
At least ten people have been killed since the turmoil erupted in Thailand.
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