Dangerous air pollution closes Bangkok schools for days

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More than 400 schools in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, were shut for the rest of the week today due to increasing concern overdangerously unhealthy air pollution.Faced with public discontent as well as a possible health crisis, Police Gen. Aswin Kwanmuang, the city's governor, also declared thecity a "pollution control zone," allowing authorities to take legal measures to combat the threat, including road closings and diversions.Violators of orders to curb pollution, which could include limits on diesel exhaust, outdoor burning and construction activities, couldface up to three months in prison.