Five university students who used the signature three-fingered salute from "The Hunger Games" in front of Thailand's Prime Minister were detained Wednesday and told they'll face a charge of breaking martial law, a lawyer said. The students were taken away after flashing the salute -- popularized by the film's central figure, Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence) -- at a speech in northeastern Thailand by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to civil servants, according to Phavinee Chumsri, from the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. At the time, the quintet in Khon Kaen province -- about 450 kilometers (280 miles) northeast of Bangkok -- was in a line wearing shirts bearing the words "Don't want a military coup," Phavinee said.
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Lawyer: 5 Thai students flash "Hunger Games" salute in front of Prime Minister
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The university students wore shirts that read, "Don't want a military coup"
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They were held for eight hours, says Thai human rights lawyer Phavinee Chimsri
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Protest leader Sombat Boonngamanong often employs pop culture references
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