Thailand’s Army Chief Announces Military Coup

BANGKOK (AP) —  Thailand army chief has announced that the military has seized power in a coup to restore stability and order after six months of political deadlock and turmoil.

General Prayuth Chan-ocha made the announcement this morning in a statement broadcast on national television.

He said the commission that imposed martial law on Tuesday, May 21, 2014 would now take control of the country's administration.

The development followed two days of meetings between the country's rival political leaders that failed to break the impasse.

(Story by: Thanyart Doksone, and Jocelyn Gecker, The Associated Press, with minor editing by WIBX)