Yingluxk Shinawatra

Thai police arrested dozens of opposition protesters during an operation on Tuesday to seize back besieged government buildings in the capital Bangkok, a senior official said.

Thai opposition protesters launched their attempted "shutdown" of Bangkok on Monday, occupying key intersections in the capital in an escalation of their campaign to unseat Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Thai police arrested dozens of opposition protesters during an operation on Tuesday to seize back besieged government buildings in the capital Bangkok, a senior official said.

Thai opposition protesters launched their attempted "shutdown" of Bangkok on Monday, occupying key intersections in the capital in an escalation of their campaign to unseat Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.