BANGKOK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Protesters laying siege to Bangkok's two airports braced for a battle with security forces on Friday after Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency to end a blockade threatening to cripple the economy.
People's Alliance of Democracy "security guards" manned a series of road blocks of razor wire, crash barriers and plastic water bottles on the expressway leading to the capital's $4 billion Suvarnabhumi airport, shut since Tuesday.
The men, armed with sticks and metal bars, checked cars entering the area. There were similar scenes at Bangkok's Don Muang airport, whose closure late on Wednesday severed all air links between the city of 8 million and the outside world.
In a televised address from the government stronghold of Chiang Mai, 700 km (400 miles) north of Bangkok, Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared emergency law, saying the export and tourism-driven economy could not tolerate further disruption.
"I need to do something to restore peace and order," he said.
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