Thai army tells PM, ministers to report to it

Armed Thai soldiers take their positions inside an encampment of pro-government "red shirt" supporters in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok May 22, 2014. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's army told acting Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan and his ministers to report to a military compound in the north of Bangkok on Thursday. Deputy Army Spokesman Winthai Suvaree issued the order in a televised statement hours after the army staged a coup to oust the government. (Reporting by Bangkok bureau; Editing by Alan Raybould)