With the first night of curfew over, the Thai army has summoned ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and 100 other prominent political leaders to report to a military complex to the north of Bangkok by 10 am local time.<br /><br />It follows widespread international condemnation of the coup d’etat on Thursday which followed months of anti-government protests. Though some welcomed the intervention. “The soldiers have come out and brought order to our situation. Now we will avoid bloodshed,” explained Yannakorn Chinnakorn from Bangkok.<br /><br />The country was already under martial law when General Prayuth Chanocha launched the bloodless coup after rival political factions failed to compromise during two-days of army-mediated talks. To date 30 people have been killed in clashes since the crisis began last Autumn.
