BANGKOK, Jan 2 – Thailand’s police chief admitted today that the so-called “men in black” seen on a building rooftop who fired on protesters trying to break into the Thai-Japanese stadium, resulting in fatalities on December 23, were policemen.

National police commander Adul Saengsingkaew said he would provide further details later, adding that the men in black who struck a civilian’s vehicle with batons were also policemen.

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