Thai Army Stages a Coup

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Soldiers take up position at the Democracy monument after the coup was declared in Bangkok, May 22, 2014.

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Anti-government protesters waiting at the Royal Plaza for transportation home stand behind a soldier after the coup was declared in Bangkok, May 22, 2014.

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Anti-government protesters get ready to leave their main encampment after the coup was declared in Bangkok, May 22, 2014.

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Thai journalists and foreign press watch the TV broadcast announcement of the coup by the Thai Armed Forces chiefs, at the press center of the Army Club, in Bangkok, May 22, 2014.