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Thai PM considering curfew after 25 die in clashes (AP)

May 16th, 2010

A Thai army soldier and a sniper fire at anti-government protesters after getting fire from them in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, May 15, 2010. Thai troops faced off against die-hard protesters vowing to defend their fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok on Saturday, following two days of running gunbattles that killed 16 people and wounded nearly 160.(AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)AP - Thailand’s leader warned violence was on the rise after three days of rolling street battles in the heart of Bangkok and hinted Sunday that a curfew may be…

As death toll rises, Thai PM defends crackdown (AP)

May 15th, 2010

A Thai army soldier and a sniper fire at anti-government protesters after getting fire from them in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, May 15, 2010. Thai troops faced off against die-hard protesters vowing to defend their fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok on Saturday, following two days of running gunbattles that killed 16 people and wounded nearly 160.(AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)AP - Thailand’s leader defended the deadly army crackdown on protesters besieging the capital’s heart, saying Saturday the country’s very future was at stake. Protesters dragged away the bodies of…

Thai PM defends crackdown as bodies lie on streets (AP)

May 15th, 2010

A Thai army soldier and a sniper fire at anti-government protesters after getting fire from them in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, May 15, 2010. Thai troops faced off against die-hard protesters vowing to defend their fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok on Saturday, following two days of running gunbattles that killed 16 people and wounded nearly 160.(AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)AP - Thailand’s leader defended the deadly army crackdown on protesters besieging the capital’s heart, saying Saturday the country’s very future was at stake. Protesters dragged away the bodies of…

Thai PM defends deadly army crackdown in Bangkok (AP)

May 15th, 2010

Thai army soldiers take position after getting fire from anti-government protesters in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, May 15, 2010. Thai troops faced off against die-hard protesters vowing to defend their fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok on Saturday, following two days of running gunbattles that killed 16 people and wounded nearly 160.(AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)AP - Thailand’s prime minister defended Saturday the deadly army crackdown on the Red Shirt protesters besieging the capital, saying there was no turning back as clashes raged in the…

Thai Authorities Try to Squelch Red Shirt Protesters (Time.com)

May 14th, 2010

Time.com - More violence is feared as authorities move to shut down the Red Shirt protest that has paralyzed the Thai capital

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Thai troops, protesters clash in capital; 8 killed (AP)

May 14th, 2010

Thai soldiers move on anti-government protestors and others during an operation to secure an area near Lumpini Park in downtown bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 14, 2010.  Troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies as an army push to clear the streets sparked bloody clashes and turned central Bangkok into a virtual war zone. (AP Photo/Wason Waintchakorn)AP - Thai troops fired bullets at anti-government protesters, and explosions thundered in the heart of Bangkok on Friday as an army push to clear the streets and end a…

Thai troops fire at rioting protesters in capital (AP)

May 14th, 2010

Thai soldier points his rifle and orders onlookers to leave during the dispersing of anti-government protesters who occupied a street intersection Friday, May 14, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies in an escalation of violence that turned central Bangkok into a virtual war zone after overnight clashes killed one person.(AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)AP - Thai troops fired bullets at anti-government protesters and explosions thundered in the heart of Bangkok on Friday as an army push to clear the streets and end a…

Thai protesters set fire to police bus (AP)

May 14th, 2010

Anti-government protesters launch homemade rockets at soldiers from behind a sandbag barricade, Friday, May 14, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters in the Thai capital reinforced their encampment Friday as government efforts to blockade them overnight led to sporadic violence that killed one man and saw a high-profile Red Shirt military leader shot in the head. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Anti-government protesters set fire to a police bus down the street from Japanese and U.S. embassies in central Bangkok after troops fired tear gas Friday in a burst…

Thai protesters set fire to military vehicles (AP)

May 14th, 2010

Anti-government protesters launch homemade rockets at soldiers from behind a sandbag barricade, Friday, May 14, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters in the Thai capital reinforced their encampment Friday as government efforts to blockade them overnight led to sporadic violence that killed one man and saw a high-profile Red Shirt military leader shot in the head. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - A group of anti-government protesters set fire to security forces’ vehicles as gunshots were heard in central Bangkok in a burst of new violence Friday after nightlong clashes…

Thai protesters hold ground despite lockdown (AP)

May 13th, 2010

Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol, a renegade army general accused of leading a paramilitary force among Thailand's Red Shirt protesters, is treated by doctors and nurses at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand after he was shot in the head Thursday, May 13, 2010. In an interview with The Associated Press about 90 minutes before he was shot apparently by a sniper, Khattiya said he anticipated a military crackdown soon, as security forces moved to seal an area of central Bangkok which has been occupied by thousands of the protesters for weeks. (AP Photo)AP - Protesters in the Thai capital reinforced their encampment Friday as government efforts to blockade them overnight led to sporadic violence that killed one man and saw a high-profile…