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Protest 'monk' falls sick





Luang Pu Buddha Issara, an anti-government protest leader and senior monk, has fallen ill after police fired tear gas and water cannons at him and a group of protesters outside the Police Club on Friday, according to a message posted on Luang Pu's Facebook page.

"Luang Pu is feeling very weak and generally sick after the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (Capo) fired tear gas canisters at him yesterday," the message says. Doctors prescribed bronchodilators, medication to reduce swelling in respiratory passages and antihistamine for the monk.

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