Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles an unusual mascot has emerged on the front line off Thailand's protests this week. Giant inflatable pool ducks were part of the armor off choice for demonstrators. They were used as shields against water. Cannons employed by police 18 year old protester, known as whim, describe the spontaneous origin off the duck's Packard. How many like the ducks are just a toy for kids? If police hadn't fired water cannon and tear gas at us, there wouldn't be a duck show that could save us. They're like a mascot for the protest now on its value for us. On Tuesday, the ducks first appeared, and on Wednesday they made a return as protesters splashed paint and sprayed water on the police headquarters in Bangkok. The protests are seeking to remove Prime Minister Prayuth Chan ASHA Ah, former junta leader, as well as calling for changes to the constitution and curbs on the powers of King Maha. Vajiralongkorn. Proud said on Thursday that all laws would be used against protesters who break them, without specifying whether this would include Article 112 which forbids insulting the monarchy. Tuesday saw Thailand's most violent protests yet since its new youth led protests began in July. Tear gas was fired and over 50 people were injured, including some with gunshot wounds. The police have denied that they opened fire with live ammunition or rubber bullets and said they were investigating. And protesters say they are planning another event later this month at the Crown Property Bureau over the management Off the palace fortune valued at tens of billions of dollars, the king has taken the management off the fortune into his personal control. The royal palace has made no comment since the protests began.
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