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The People's Alliance for Democracy locked the government inside parliament and demanded Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat dissolve the House by sunset on Tuesday or face "decisive action" - with no further explanation.

Hunted turn hunters
The government won its way into parliament to make its policy statement on the heels of a tear gas attack against protesters early on Tuesday morning - but the demonstrators then locked the MPs and ministers inside the building, and cut off their water and electricity.
PAD siege broken
Riot police launched a surprise tear-gas raid Tuesday morning to break up a siege and tear down barricades at parliament erected up overnight by supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).