Thailand’s General Prayuth Chan-Ocha declares coup d’etat and takes control of government

THAILAND’S military has seized power
in a bloodless coup, dissolving the government, suspending the
constitution and dispersing groups of protesters from both sides of the
country’s political divide who had gathered in Bangkok and raised fears
of a violent showdown.





The powerful army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha announced the
military takeover in a stunning statement