Thai protesters stockpile weapons as stand-off continues

Thai protesters today vowed to fortify their sprawling encampment in Bangkok’s upmarket hotel-and-shopping district before venturing out to “wage a big war” to topple the government.

Soldiers in full combat gear guarded other nearby sections of the capital in an increasingly tense stand-off that has shut five-star hotels and shopping malls and threatens to damage Thailand’s image as a tourist paradise.