The aggressive macaques in Lopburi, roughly 145 kilometres, north of the capital Bangkok, have been making life a misery for both residents and visitors.
Thai police have now been given wooden catapults to use against the macaques which jump on cars and steal food from local businesses and visitors and vandalise property, but tourists like them
Officers said they have come under attack from aggressive macaques in the town of Lopburi, 90 miles north of Bangkok, which has become notorious for its out-of-control monkey population.
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