Homeless Man Addresses Soldiers From Atop Chedi

BANGKOK — An emotionally disturbed man scaled a chedi at a temple in the capital’s old quarter Monday evening before police managed to talk him down.

The unidentified man, believed to be in his late 20s, climbed the central chedi at Wat Ratchabophit at about 5:30pm and began singing loudly. Police Lt. Col. Jaturong Jusing said he and rescue workers who showed up could not understand the man, who was ranting and raving incoherently while talking in circles.

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By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich