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Coup In Thailand Photos

A Thai soldier mans a machine gun position atop a Thai army tank Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a military coup on Tuesday night without a shot being fired. The coup leaders declared martial law, revoked the constitution and ordered all troops not to leave duty stations without permission from their commanders.

(Photo: AP Photo/David Longstreath)

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