State Department officials called the military coup a step back forward for democracy in Thailand. 国务院官员称军事政变的泰国民主倒退了。
Troops in the Thai capital Bangkok have clashed with anti-government demonstrators, blocking a main road junction in defiance of a state of emergency. 泰国首都曼谷的反政府示威者堵塞了一个主要的三岔路口作为对该国进入紧急状态的抗议,并与军队发生冲突。