Thai police use water cannon to stop pro-democracy march to palace
11 November 2020 |
1:02 pm
Thai police on Sunday fired water cannons on pro-democracy protesters who were trying to march to the royal palace to deliver letters demanding reform to the unassailable monarchy.
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