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Bloody clashes took place between police and demonstrators, who were protesting against the construction of a new power plant. The new coal-fired power plant was due to be built in Pracuab Khiri Khan province, south of the resort town of Hua Hin, by a us firm Gulf Electric. The clashes left at least 70 people injured along Thailand's main north-south motorway. The protesters' blockade of the motorway was lifted after a cabinet minister promised that the plants

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