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Monday saw an escalation in violence following days of protest
An anti-government protest in the centre of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, has begun to break up, a BBC correspondent at the scene says.
Demonstrators who had been camped around the Government House have been walking away from the area.
The news follows calls by protest leaders for people to leave the area, after thousands of police and soldiers moved to tighten a cordon overnight.
Two people died in clashes involving demonstrators and residents on Monday.
Red-shirted protesters are demanding the resignation of PM Abhisit Vejjajiva - but he has refused and had urged them to go home.
Protester Kannika Saikaew, 37, said: "I'm sad that we've not received justice but if we'd have stayed we would have been in danger."
On Tuesday, protest leader Prateep Ungsongtham Hata told the AFP news agency: "We held talks among the leaders since last night and have agreed that we will disperse our protesters for a while."
Ms Prateep said the leaders wanted to prevent any loss of life, saying the protesters "really want to fight and sacrifice themselves so we wanted to prevent a catastrophe".
"We are not surrendering, we are just dispersing the gathering because we have done nothing wrong," she said.
Another protest leader, Jatuporn Pronpan, told Reuters: "We have to stop because we need to look after the lives of our supporters."
An anti-government protest in the centre of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, has begun to break up, a BBC correspondent at the scene says.
Demonstrators who had been camped around the Government House have been walking away from the area.
The news follows calls by protest leaders for people to leave the area, after thousands of police and soldiers moved to tighten a cordon overnight.
Two people died in clashes involving demonstrators and residents on Monday.
Red-shirted protesters are demanding the resignation of PM Abhisit Vejjajiva - but he has refused and had urged them to go home.
Protester Kannika Saikaew, 37, said: "I'm sad that we've not received justice but if we'd have stayed we would have been in danger."
On Tuesday, protest leader Prateep Ungsongtham Hata told the AFP news agency: "We held talks among the leaders since last night and have agreed that we will disperse our protesters for a while."
Ms Prateep said the leaders wanted to prevent any loss of life, saying the protesters "really want to fight and sacrifice themselves so we wanted to prevent a catastrophe".
"We are not surrendering, we are just dispersing the gathering because we have done nothing wrong," she said.
Another protest leader, Jatuporn Pronpan, told Reuters: "We have to stop because we need to look after the lives of our supporters."
9 comments:
Abhisit learnt to be dictatorial, cruel and how to kill thier own people from Sihanouk, Lon Nol, Pol Pot and Hun Sen.
Thai people should be more strong and gather to demand for democracy to our nation.
Abhisit get out!
it maybe a responsible move for the protest leaders, but they should know that they don't get thing for free without some sacrifice......the military won by just showing its muscle and the protestors blink easily.....well if this is how it ends then it shouldn't be started at the first place.....let the elite group rule over the poor class.
Ne critique pas les politiciens THAI ils sont PLUS INTELLIGENTS que ces SVARS dirigeants khmers la preuve l'opposant a exhorté ces oppsants de na pas utilises la vilolence . Nous cela me rappelle SVAR SIHANOUK a poussé les khmers à s'entretuer il a enge,dre les KR à massacrer leurs propre brothers Voila l'héritage de SIhanouk En ce moments si les somdats THAI ne massacrent pas les manifestants c'est parce qu'ils sont tous THAI chez nous si c'était le cas il y aura le bain de sang c'est parceque le cancer est à l'intérieur et ces cellules malignes ce ne sont autres que les VIETNAMIENS LA HONTE
1:17 PM
Mr. Thaksin had nothing to do with our leaders in Cambodia. I am very sorry for your bad behavior. You must be very depressed, from your own Yellow activity. You are the responsible for the turmoil, who started the show at the Airport in Bangkok.
Better to rename the Airport from Sovannaphoum to Yellow airport.
1:54 p.m. is right. Abhisit is far more intelligent than any Cambodian politician by exercising self-restraint and bringing the conflict, with relatively little violence or bloodshed. If the same situation was to happen in Cambodia, the Vietnamese working for the CPP will not hesitate to kill Khmers. Thaksin's next move will be most interesting. Will he help to promote reconciliation or will he continue to undermine the Abhisit government? Being almost identical in terms of personality and greed, Thaksin is likely to continue to pursue his quest for power. The Abhisit government will enjoy a short period of calm before the next storm.
Being almost identical in terms of personality and greed to Hun Sen, Thaksin is likely to continue to pursue his quest for power. The Abhisit government will enjoy a short period of calm before the next storm.
An outsider obsrevation.
When the yellow shirts were on the rampage,the military and the polices were standing idling by and refuse to interfere,but when it's time for the RED SHIRT's to demonstrate,the military intervened and oppress them ,that spell something real wrong in that country.A civil war or a revolution is in the making.A lesson to learn is that ,you just can't oppress or do the unjust to people forever,they will revolt.And if they succeed and have power,then there will be a big catastrophie .
Je parie pour 1 millioonieme de bath la thailande ne sera jamais jamis ensanglanté par le sang Un petite secousse OUI mais jamis de TSUNAMI social Les soldats THAI les forces de l'ordre THAI ne composent que des THAI par contre au cambodge oui les soldats soit disant khmers ce ne sont que les viets IL FAUT ADMETTRE CETTE REALITE Les dirigeants Khmers en particulier au sommet des pyramides NS et HS ce ne sont que des crétins qui ne savent pas POLITIQUE ET DIRIGER LE PAYS VEUT DIRE en ce mot SIHANOUK VARAMAN ce n'est que du pmob qu'on a mis la couleur d'or par dessus LE vrai JAYAVARAMANN fait parti déja de l'histoire et il faut aussi associé la famille sisowath et en particulier le patriote SIREMATAK
Yes 1:17pm,
You are 100% right, Abhisit learnt dictatorial from leaders of Cambodia.
They would have been broken up and shot down to the ground since the begining per sure if they protested in Cambodia.
2:00pm
Your scare your shadow. 1:17pm didn't say anything about Thaksin.
Thai people should wake-up for thier democracy and learn to start the revolution, otherwise; let the elite group rule over the poor class.
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