Thai PM appeals to protesters to return home

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-13-2009 18:55

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is calling for the public to remain calm. In a nationally televised address on Monday, he appealed to the demonstrators to return to their homes, and said the government was using the softest measures against them.

In this image taken from a TV footage, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivers his speech on TV in Bangkok,  Thailand Sunday, April 12, 2009. 'The government decided to impose the state of emergency because we want to return the country to normalcy,' Abhisit said on national  television.(AP Photo/APTN)

Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thai Prime Minister said "I want to tell the people not to panic and to understand the work of the police and the soldiers. Everything is done using the softest measures possible. Weapons won't be used by our side unless for self-defense. In the next three days the government will keep working to return peace and order to the country."

Editor:Xiong Qu