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| Thailand calls state of emergency | Thailand calls state of emergency |
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| Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok amid reports of a coup attempt. | |
| Soldiers have entered Government House and tanks have moved into position around the building. | |
| Mr Thaksin, who is at the UN in New York, announced he had removed the chief of the army and had ordered troops not to "move illegally". | |
| An army-owned TV station is showing images of the royal family and songs linked in the past with military coups. | An army-owned TV station is showing images of the royal family and songs linked in the past with military coups. |
| Correspondents say that there have been low-level rumours of a possible coup for weeks. | |
| Thai media say that two army factions appear to be heading for a clash, with one side backing the prime minister and the other side backing a rebel army chief. | |
| Our correspondent Jonathan Head said it was not clear which faction had taken the initiative. | |
| He said there has been pressure growing on the prime minister to resign, following a political impasse in which April's general election was declared invalid. | |
| But it was thought that Thailand was making progress towards holding another election later in the year, our correspondent says. | |
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