Thai police aim to end airport sieges without force

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police are in talks with anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's two main airports and want to end the stand-offs without resorting to force, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

"We are in a negotiation process. We want to avoid any violent confrontation. We will not use weapons," Pongsapat Pongcharoen told a news conference, adding that police wanted to avoid any loss of life or damage to property.

The government has declared a state of emergency at the two airports and given police the authority to remove the protesters.

(Reporting by Khettiya Jittapong; Editing by Alan Raybould and Alex Richardson)