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| The United States has imposed sanctions against Thailand in response to the military coup which ousted civilian Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. | The United States has imposed sanctions against Thailand in response to the military coup which ousted civilian Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. |
| The move involves cutting off $24m (£12.8m) in military assistance, according to the US state department. | The move involves cutting off $24m (£12.8m) in military assistance, according to the US state department. |
| The US has urged the ruling generals to call elections as soon as possible. | The US has urged the ruling generals to call elections as soon as possible. |
| Last week's coup has been widely welcomed in Thailand, but it has been condemned by most Western governments as a step backwards. | Last week's coup has been widely welcomed in Thailand, but it has been condemned by most Western governments as a step backwards. |
| State department spokesman Sean McCormack said the aid cut involved military education and training, peacekeeping operations and counter-terrorism. | |
| Funding for humanitarian purposes will however continue, he said. | |
| "The United States continues to urge a rapid return to democratic rule and early elections in Thailand," said Mr McCormack, adding that funds would be reinstated once an elected government was in office. | |
| Thailand's military rulers said on Thursday they had selected a new prime minister but they refused to say when they would lift martial law and pull troops off the streets. |