AP BANGKOK - Leaders of Thailand's antigovernment protests said Thursday they would surrender to police after a court dropped treason charges against them, but they vowed to continue their sit-in at the prime minister's office.
Hundreds of black-clad doctors and nurses, meanwhile, marched to the national police headquarters in Bangkok, demanding that the government step down to take responsibility for clashes between police and protesters two days earlier in which two people were killed and more than 443 were injured, including 20 police.
forced the government to operate out of Bangkok's old international airport.

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The leaders of Thailand's anti-government protesters said Thursday they will surrender to police after a court dropped treason charges against them, but vowed to continue their sit-in at the prime minister's office after posting bail.
Sondhi Limthongkul said he and other leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy would report to police and apply for bail as early as Thursday afternoon.
"We have never accepted the charges of insurrection and stockpiling of weapons in the first place so I am grateful that the court revoked them," Sondhi told protesters from a stage on the Government House lawn. "We will report to the police for the rest of the charges.

BANGKOK, Oct 9 (TNA) – Jubilant Peoples' Alliance for Democracy - activists shouted for joy at the news that Thailand's Appeals Court retracted the charges of treason in arrest warrants issued earlier for the nine core group leaders, but confirmed lesser charges in new warrants which focused on the coalition's record of holding large public gatherings and refusing to disperse when ordered.
In issuing the new warrants, the court said there were no grounds for the charges of treason against the core leaders, which in effect lifted the possibility of life sentences for the activists.
to the police for the remaining charges," he said. "But we will not leave Government House until they disperse us.''