BANGKOK, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Anti-government protesters in Thailand dispersed peacefully after storming the gate of an army compound in central Bangkok Friday, officials said.
Hundreds of protesters breached the compound's gate just after noon and remained inside for about two hours before leaving, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Several demonstrators gave speeches while the group was inside the compound.
"We want to know whether the army will stand by the people, not a dictator," protester Amorn Amornrattananont said.
"From what I gather, they want to submit a letter to the army's commander-in-chief," army spokesman Col. Sansern Kaewkamnerd said.
Protesters also gathered at Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's Pheu Thai party offices Friday, the Bangkok Post reported.
The protesters maintain the Yingluck government is controlled by her brother and former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin, a telecommunications billionaire who was ousted in a coup in 2006 and who has lived in exile since, is accused of influencing policies through his sister's government.
The current protests were triggered after Yingluck came under fire for backing an amnesty bill critics contend is designed to allow Thaksin to return to Thailand. Earlier this month, the Thai Senate rejected the bill, but that has not calmed the protesters.
