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National Edition News cover for May 23, 2014 - Thai general on bloodless coup: ‘Don’t panic’: Thai soldiers stand guard in front of the Democracy Monument after the coup Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's military seized power Thursday in a bloodless coup, dissolving the government, suspending the constitution and dispersing groups of protesters from both sides of the country's political divide who had gathered in Bangkok and raised fears of a violent showdown. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)