By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/photo-thailand-police-surround-buddhist-temple Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Photo: In Thailand, police surround a Buddhist temple Arts Feb 16, 2017 11:46 AM EDT Credit: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images A woman trying to take her children to school is refused passage due to a police blockade Feb. 16 in front of Wat Dhammakaya temple, just north of Bangkok. Soldiers and police surrounded the Buddhist temple on Bangkok’s outskirts early Thursday, in apparent preparation for a raid to arrest an influential monk. The forces surrounded the temple after Thailand’s junta leader invoked special powers to put the site under military control. The temple is among few institutions in the country that have defied the junta leader since a coup in 2014. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — News Desk News Desk
Credit: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images A woman trying to take her children to school is refused passage due to a police blockade Feb. 16 in front of Wat Dhammakaya temple, just north of Bangkok. Soldiers and police surrounded the Buddhist temple on Bangkok’s outskirts early Thursday, in apparent preparation for a raid to arrest an influential monk. The forces surrounded the temple after Thailand’s junta leader invoked special powers to put the site under military control. The temple is among few institutions in the country that have defied the junta leader since a coup in 2014. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now