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Riot police in Thailand fire tear gas and use water cannon at anti-government protesters

Thai riot police fired tear gas and used a water cannon on pro-democracy protesters who tried to cut their way through razor wire barricades outside of parliament on November 17, 2020 as lawmakers discussed possible changes to the constitution.

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