In pictures: Thai unrest

Armed troops moved quickly into the protest site [Reuters]

Machinegun-mounted armoured carriers were used in the operation to evict the red shirts from their encampment [Reuters]

Six red-shirt leaders surrendered to the police and called on their followers to leave the area [AFP]

The army used live rounds during the operation [AFP]

The protesters battled to help the wounded [AFP]

The government said that those remaining in the encampment had to leave or would be treated as criminals [AFP]

Red-shirt protesters face jail terms for their involvement in the rioting [AFP]

Troops used water cannons to douse burning tyres and bamboo poles [AFP]

The clashes left parts of Bangkok in flames and threatened to do lasting damage to the Thai economy [Reuters]