Thai govt spokesman says coup cannot succeed

NEW YORK, Sep 19 (Reuters) Thailand's government spokesman said today an attempted military coup in Bangkok could not succeed.

''Some of the military officials came out and tried to make a coup attempt but we confirmed they cannot succeed,'' government spokesman Surapong Suebwonglee, attending the UN General Assembly with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, told Reuters.

''Now we're in control,'' he said, adding it had not been decided when the prime minister would return home after addressing the UN body later today.

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