Thai police fire water cannon as thousands protest in Bangkok

Pro-democracy demonstrators assemble for second day in defiance of security crackdown
Riot police have used water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters, including school students, gathered in Bangkok as Thai authorities intensified a crackdown on young people calling for reform of the monarchy.Blasts of blue-coloured water were fired at demonstrators who had assembled for a second day in defiance of “severe” emergency measures introduced this week in response to an unprecedente