Photo Ed: Thai protesters besiege Bangkok airport

Police officers stand guard as anti-government protesters blocked the main road at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport Nov. 25, 2008. Flight operations at Thailand's main international airport were disrupted on Tuesday night after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the terminal building. REUTERS/Kerek Wongsa  (THAILAND)Â

 

Anti-government protesters gather as they protest outside Suvarnabhumi international airport Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 5,000 protesters block the entrance to the airport and seized the compound outside terminal building in an attempt to disrupt the arrival on Wednesday of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, who was in Peru for the Apec summit. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

 

Anti government protesters sit in front of the departure terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008. The protesters  are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.( AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

 

Anti government protesters in front of the departure terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok in the early hours of Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008. Outbound flights at Suvarnabhumi International Airport were temporarily suspended at 9 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said, shortly before hundreds of demonstrators _ some masked and armed with metal rods _ broke through police lines and spilled into the passenger terminal.  Airport manager Serirat Prasutanon said airport authorities had tried to negotiate with the protesters "but to no avail."  "For the safety for passengers, we have to stop flights out of the airport temporarily until the situation returns to normal," he said in a statement, adding that incoming flights were still operating. The anti government protesters are demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

 

Anti-government protesters listen to the speech of a leader, unseen, during their protest at Suvarnabhumi international airport, Tuesday evening, Nov. 25, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 5,000 protesters blocked the entrance to the airport and seized the compound outside the terminal building in an attempt to disrupt the arrival on Wednesday of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

 

European tourists sleep at Suvarnabhumi airpor, Bangkok in the early hours of Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008 after anti government protesters besieged the airport. (Wason Wanichakorn)

 

Anti-government protester sleep at Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok in the early hours of Wednesday Nov. 26, 2008 as they continue to besiege parts of Bangkok's main international airport demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

 

Stranded western tourists wait for transportation to hotels Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand.  Thousands of tourist were stranded Tuesday night when members of the People's Alliance for Democracy swarmed the airport causing it to shutdown. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

 

Anti-government protesters gather at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport November 26, 2008. Anti-government protesters laid siege to Bangkok's international airport on Wednesday to demand that Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat resign, challenging him directly as he returns from a foreign trip.  (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)

 

A departure display showing cancelled flights is seen after anti-government protesters forced the closure of Bangkok's main airport, the Suvarnabhumi international airport, in Bangkok on Nov. 26, 2008. The political strife that shut down Thailand's main international airport could devastate the kingdom's massive tourism industry, which is already battered by global financial woes, experts say. Media around the world carried footage Wednesday of glum tourists trying to sleep on baggage carousels while protesters massed outside -- images likely to be hugely damaging to a country marketed overseas as the land of smiles.    (AFP PHOTO/Pornchai KITTIWONGSAKUL)

 

Aircraft line up on the tarmac after anti-government protesters forced the closure of Bangkok's main airport, the Suvarnabhumi international airport, in Bangkok on Nov. 26, 2008.  (AFP PHOTO/Pornchai KITTIWONGSAKUL)