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Thai Govt to step up security
BANGKOK - THAI authorities were on Saturday set to step up security measures in the capital after fierce clashes between troops and 'Red Shirt' anti-government protestors left 10 people dead and 125 injured.
Troops opened fire on protesters on Friday after a military lockdown of their vast fortified rally site in the heart of Bangkok sparked fierce clashes. Soldiers have blocked roads and set up checkpoints to seal off the area around the wider protest area, which extends for several square kilometres. The protesters, who are trying to bring down the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, threw stones, used slingshots and launched fireworks at the troops as the two-month standoff descended into more violence. Nine men and one woman, all civilians, were killed, according to the official Erawan emergency centre. Three journalists, one a Canadian with the France 24 television channel, were shot and wounded covering the unrest, underscoring the risks facing media in the capital, where a Japanese cameraman was killed last month. Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said troops had come under attack as they moved to seal off the rally area to prevent more Red Shirts from entering. Troops would step up security measures in the coming days to search for weapons and reduce the number of people entering the area, he said, warning of the risk of more instability in the capital. The United States urged all those involved in the political crisis to show restraint and resolve their differences peacefully. The violence came after PM Abhisit Vejjajiva shelved a plan to hold early elections in November after reconciliation efforts broke down.Abhisit Vejjajiva is the 27th and current Prime minister of Thailand. He has been the leader of Democrat party since 2005 Opinions: Peace and security within a country is very important and having a well-organized government is very crucial. When social unrest happens, many people would be injured and killed. The economy will also be badly affected and tourists will refrain from visiting the country, affecting the tourism industry and the revenue that these tourists bring. Pictures:  Anti-government 'red shirt' protestors set tires on fire to block army soldiers from advancing along Rama IV road in Bangkok May 15, 2010. Thai troops fired at protesters on Saturday in a third day of fighting on Bangkok's streets that has killed 17 people as soldiers struggle to isolate a sprawling encampment of demonstrators seeking to topple the government.  A demonstrator pushes a burning tyre during clashes with security forces in Bangkok on May 15, 2010. Six people were killed and 31 injured in fresh violence as troops clashed with opposition protesters in the Thai capital, emergency services said.  Smoke rises from burning tyres on a deserted road as soldiers take their positions at the entrance of the business district during a rally by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in Bangkok May 15, 2010. Thai troops fired at protesters on Saturday in a third day of fighting on Bangkok's streets that has killed 16 people as soldiers struggle to isolate a sprawling encampment of demonstrators seeking to topple the government.  A Thai firefighter walks through the wreckage of a bus burnt during clashes between red shirt demonstrators and security forces around the fortified protesters' camp in Bangkok.  Anti-government protesters build barricades around the parameters of their encampment 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.  An anti-government protester runs after setting fire on a tire and rolls it to the line of Thai soldiers moving in to disperse them in Bangkok, Thailand.  Fires burn on a boulevard near the Pratunam intersection in downtown Bangkok on May 19, 2010. Thai security forces backed by armoured vehicles advanced on the "Red Shirt" anti-government protesters' camp in Bangkok in what a senator said would be a "decisive" crackdown. Labels: JingWei's |
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