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‘Hunger Games’ salute used as protest in Thailand

By JOCELYN GECKERTHANYARAT DOKSONE
Published June 4, 2014 2:08am ET
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‘Hunger Games’ salute used as protest in Thailand
A protester flashes three fingers, representing liberty, brotherhood and equality, during an anti-coup demonstration at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, June 1, 2014. Hundreds of demonstrators shouting "Freedom!" and "Democracy!" gathered Sunday near a major shopping mall in downtown Bangkok to denounce the country's May 22 coup despite a lockdown by soldiers of some of the city's major intersections. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn) | Wason Wanichakorn

BANGKOK (AP) — The three-finger salute from the Hollywood movie “The Hunger Games” is being used as a real symbol of resistance in Thailand. Protesters against the military coup are flashing the gesture as a silent act of rebellion, and they’re being threatened with arrest if they ignore warnings to stop.

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