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In pictures: Bangkok burns
Deadly clashes have broken out in Bangkok as security forces move to end more than two months of demonstrations by anti-government "red shirt" protesters [AFP]
Published On 15 May 2010
15 May 2010
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The clashes broke out as security forces attempted to seal off a red shirt protest camp in the centre of the capital [AFP]
Red shirt protesters set light to make-shift barricades as they shored up defences around their camp [AFP]
Other demonstrators used Molotov cocktails during battles with troops [AFP]
The army has been attempting to seal off the main protest site in the central Bangkok [AFP]
The political standoff in Bangkok intensified after Abhisit Vejjajiva shelved plans to hold early elections in November [EPA]
Some red shirt protesters have been arrested, but protest leaders have said they will turn themselves in when their demands have been met [AFP]
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Thai troops used tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds on demonstrators, who set fire to tires and a police bus [AFP]
Explosions echoed through streets emptied of shoppers and tourists [AFP]
The UN secretary general has appealled for calm in the wake of the latest violnece, urging both sides to return to dialogue [Reuters]
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