Bangkok locks down for protest
![Thaksin Shinawatra's 'red shirt' supporters say they will stay until they topple the government. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200909/r438723_2112824.jpg "Thaksin Shinawatra's 'red shirt' supporters say they will stay until they topple the government. [AFP]")
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Thaksin Shinawatra's 'red shirt' supporters say they will stay until they topple the government. [AFP]
Conor Duffy, Bangkok
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Thousands of supporters of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have begun three days of protests in Bangkok.
At Siam Square, hundreds of protesters shut down a major road outside one of Bangkok's most famous shopping centres.
Earlier, the demonstrations were peaceful and there was something of a party atmosphere.
Bands were playing on pick-up trucks and red-shirt supporters - their Thaksin uniform - are crammed into tuk-tuk mini-cabs and trucks.
Crowds lined the streets and waved red flags and cheering.
Another six marches were under way at different points in the city and there were reports of traffic problems.
The organisers of the march, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship claimed they woukld have a million people on the street by Sunday.
A large number of soldiers and police are monitoring the protests.
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