By Nirmal Ghosh, Thailand Correspondent

Bangkok: Anti-government protesters in a convoy of speeding vehicles attacked a cordon of policemen aimed at stopping more people joining the seizure of Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday.

About 150 riot policemen fled their checkpoint on the highway leading to the airport as the protesters burst from the vehicles, tossed firecrackers and attacked them with iron bars, wooden staves and slingshots.

The charge by members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) lasted under a minute. When it was over, the highway was littered with discarded police helmets and truncheons.

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