Hundreds of Thai protesters gather despite warnings

Hundreds of chanting Thai protesters demonstrated in Bangkok on Saturday in defiance of a crackdown on three months of action aimed at the government and the powerful monarchy, witnesses said. After police used water cannon for the first time against a protest by thousands of people in central Bangkok on Friday, protesters agreed to assemble at different points across the city on Saturday.

Hundreds of chanting Thai protesters demonstrated in Bangkok on Saturday in defiance of a crackdown on three months of action aimed at the government and the powerful monarchy, witnesses said.

After police used water cannon for the first time against a protest by thousands of people in central Bangkok on Friday, protesters agreed to assemble at different points across the city on Saturday. Hundreds of protesters, many in black t-shirts, assembled at the Lat Phrao station, eyewitnesses said. "Prayuth get out" they chanted, in reference to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Protesters identified two other main focal points for demonstrations.