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  • A taxi slammed into a tank (Thailand)

    09/30/2006 7:13:39 AM PDT · by killjoy · 31 replies · 929+ views
    Nation Multimedia ^ | September 30, 2006
    A taxi driver was in critical condition Saturday after slamming his car into a tank in Bangkok's Royal Plaza to protest the military council that seized the power from Thaksin government. The driver, Nuamthong Praiwan, said he painted the words "Destroy the country" on the side of his taxi, and the word "Suicide" on the trunk, before speeding into one of the tanks parked at the Royal Plaza. "I did it intentionally to protest the junta that have destroyed our country, and I painted all the words by myself," he said from his bed. Nuamthong suffered broken ribs and injuries...