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Members of the pro-government red shirt movement face riot police outside the offices of the National Anti-Corruption Commission in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok March 24, 2014. (Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom)
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a Thai police officer inspecting a pile of blood after an attack on anti-government protesters at a noodle stall near their rally stage in Khao Saming district, Trat province, Thailand (EPA/STR Thailand)
Girl killed, dozens hurt in attack on Thai protest
Bangkok, AP—Gunmen in a pickup truck attacked an anti-government protest in eastern Thailand, killing a child and wounding dozens of other people, as violence in the country’s 3-month-old political crisis spread outside the capital, officials said Sunday. The...Caption:
Heavily armed Thai policemen secure the area after a bomb blast near their colleagues during a clash with anti-government protesters Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
Thai police clash with protesters, leaving 4 dead
Bangkok, Associated Press—Gunbattles broke out Tuesday as hundreds of riot police made their strongest attempt to clear anti-government protest sites around Thailand’s capital, leaving at least four people dead and 64 others injured. Multiple gunshots were heard...Caption:
Thai Buddhist monk and co-protest leader ” Luang Pu Buddha Isara” (C) gestures as he talks with government officials during negotiations in Bangkok on January 27, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL)
Thai election body urges vote delay, army stays neutral
Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s Election Commission urged a delay in next week’s planned national vote, warning on Monday of more bloodshed after violent clashes at the weekend. That would drag out a festering crisis that risks splitting the country. The...Caption:
Thai soldiers stand in a queue before voting at a polling station in Pattani, southern Thailand on January 26, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/TUWAEDANIYA MERINGING)