After 2 coups in 8 years, fears over Thai future

By Todd Pitman

Published May 29, 2014 3:43am ET

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After 2 coups in 8 years, fears over Thai future — In this photo taken May 25, 2014, a protester holds a banner during an anti-coup demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand. The last time Thailand's army seized power, in 2006, some called it "the smiling coup." It was bloodless, and for a time, it was calm. Last Thursday, Thailand's army seized power again, overthrowing a popularly elected administration that won a landslide vote three years earlier. But this time feels much different. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn) | Wason Wanichakorn

BANGKOK (AP) — The last time Thailand’s army seized power, in 2006, some called it “the smiling coup.”

Residents of Bangkok who supported the overthrow of an elected government they accused of corruption poured into the streets, handing out flowers to soldiers who had deployed tanks across this metropolis of glass skyscrapers and ornate Buddhist temples.

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