Thai Protests Turn Violent In Bangkok

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BANGKOK DEATH TOLL RISES TO 20 WITH OVER 800 INJURED

BANGKOK, APRIL 10, 2010 – Duringย Saturday night Bangkok witnessed the worst street violence in almost two decades.ย  Thai Army and Riot Police were locked into pitch battles with defiant Red-shirt UDD Protesters…ย 

The ongoing Thai prostests suddenly turned violent,ย as Thai troops tried to clear the Red-shirt protesters from theย roads and intersectionsย in Bangkok.ย  At leastย 20 people were killed, which includes UDD Red-shirt protesters, Thai soldiers andย Hiro Muramoto, who was aย Reuters TV cameraman.ย  Meanwhile, over 800 people are left injured.ย  These are dark days for Thailand and Thai authorities areย desperatelyย trying to take control of this escalating situation.ย  Below is a photo I took of the Red Rally at Central World…ย 

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This is a photo I took of Thai Riot Police before theย pitch battle on April 10th…

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Below are links to further coverage by STICKMAN and BBC NEWS…

NEWS STORY – A report of the violence in Bangkokย is covered by STICKMAN

NEWS STORYย –ย Here is link toย theย latest news report by BBC WORLD NEWS