Protesters close Bangkok airport leaving thousands stranded

Flights from Thailand's international airport have been suspended after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the building in Bangkok. The demonstrators are in full control of Suvarnabhumi airport, leaving at least 3,000 passengers stranded. The government is to hold an emergency cabinet meeting, and the head of the army is due to make a statement. There is speculation that the army chief may impose emergency rule. Yellow-shirted protestors from the the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have taken over strategic areas of the airport, such as the control tower. They had hoped to intercept Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat as he returned from an Asia-Pacific summit in Peru, but his flight has been diverted elsewhere. Now the PAD says it will keep the airport closed until Mr Somchai resigns