Pictures: Thailand Wakes up to Coup

Many people in Thailand were not aware of what was happening as they slept on Tuesday 19 September. For that evening, it slowly became clear that a military coup was taking place. The first coup to take place in Thailand for 15 years. Read whether the coup has affected travel to, from and within Thailand. Below we feature a few pictures of the morning after - the day Thailand awoke to some shocking news and some unusual scenes on the streets of the capital city of Bangkok.

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