Thailand Protests
Troops and protesters continued to battle this weekend, leading Thai military officials to declare one Bangkok neighborhood a “live fire zone,” as bullets, grenades, and rockets flew. At least 25 people have been killed and authorities have set a curfew as authorities try to control anti-government protesters.
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Thai soldiers storm into anti-government protesters' encampment while a protester lies dead on Wednesday May 19, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Anti-government protesters lie blindfolded after they have been arrested from Lumpini park in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 19, 2010.
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An anti-government protestor piles tires on a fire at a shopping center Wednesday, May 19, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Anti-government protesters raise arms and walk towards Thai soldiers after a crackdown Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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A fireman surveys the interior of a theater destroyed by raging fires set by arsonists, Thursday May 20, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand.
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A Red shirt protester carries the Thai flag as tires burn and the violence in the city escalates on in Bangkok, Thailand. The country will impose a curfew Sunday and send Red Cross workers to evacuate women and children from Bangkok's deadly protest zone where 25 people have been killed in four days of street battles between anti-government demonstrators and troops.
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Thai Buddhist monks gather Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Victory Monument in Bangkok to chant prayers for peace.
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An anti-government protester sets a tire on fire on in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Red Shirt protesters carry a man critically wounded by Thai military on Saturday. More than 20 have been killed and at least 170 injured in the clashes.
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An anti-government protester sets off a firecracker loaded in a slingshot at Thai military forces. Government officials declared one Bangkok neighborhood a "Live Fire Zone" on Saturday.
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A Red Shirt protester seeks cover after fueling a burning pile of tires.
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Rioters take cover as Thai soldiers fire shots at them at an intersection.
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An anti-government protester carries a blood covered helmet of a fireman who was shot in the head on Saturday.
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Thai soldiers walk and watch for anti-government snipers Friday, May 14 near Bangkok's Lumpini Park.
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Thai soldiers arrest anti-government demonstrators in downtown Bangkok on Friday, May 14.
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An anti-government protester uses a slingshot against oncoming Thai soldiers on Friday in Bangkok.
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Thai military forces detain an anti-government protester during street clashes on Friday, May 14, in Bangkok.
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A Thai girl runs for cover upon seeing Thai soldiers arrive at an intersection surrounding an anti-government protesters' encampment in Bangkok.
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Anti-government demonstrators set fire to a police bus Friday, May 14 near Lumpini Park in downtown Bangkok.
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A ''Red Shirt'' anti-government protester waves a national flag during clashes with Thai soldiers in Bangkok on Friday.
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Thai soldiers fire rubber bullets into a crowd of anti-government protesters hurling rocks, on Friday in Bangkok.
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Anti-government "red shirt" protesters carry a man, who was shot during clashes with army soldiers, to safety past a destroyed vehicle near Bangkok's Lumpini Park.
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Supporters carry pro- "red shirt" Thai Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol after he was shot in the head during an interview with journalists in Bangkok on Thursday, May 13.
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