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BANGKOK, April 13, 2009 (AFP) - Thailand will take measures to secure major ports and airports in the next few hours, the government spokesman said Monday, as it moves to crack down on anti-government protests.
"In the next few hours several security measures will be taken to secure all major ports, airports and major infrastructure for your own safety," Thai government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said in a television address.
"This is very normal, routine procedure during the emergency," he said in a live television address that went out on all channels.
Thailand's embattled government on Sunday declared a state of emergency in and around Bangkok in the face of thousands of demonstrators calling for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to quit.
"We would like to assure you that the unrest situation in Thailand is being brought back under control," said Panitan, as soldiers clashed with protesters in the streets of the capital.
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