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Thai protest heads call end to sit-in, "to prevent more casualties."
BANGKOK — Two key leaders of Thailand's Red Shirt protesters have surrendered to authorities after a deadly army assault on their fortified encampment. They have been led away by police in central Bangkok.
Red Shirt leaders told followers they are formally ending their sit-in to prevent more deaths.
An army assault on their heavily barricaded protest encampment in central Bangkok killed at least two protesters and an Italian photographer.
As the protest leaders announced the surrender, grenades directed at the troops exploded. One journalist was injured.
Angry protesters also tried to set fire to a shopping mall and drove away journalists who tried to film them.
At least 37 people were killed over five days of rioting and clashes in downtown sections of Bangkok, paralyzing parts of the capital and destabilizing a country regarded as one of Southeast Asia's strongest democracies.
The military defended its use of deadly but limited force, saying troops only fired to protect themselves and Bangkok's citizens and did not pursue pre-emptive attacks.
The Red Shirts have for a month occupied a 1-square-mile (3-square-kilometer) chunk of downtown Bangkok's best real estate, camping in the streets next to shuttered five-star hotels and upscale shopping malls.
The protesters, many of whom hail from the impoverished north and northeast, demanded the prime minister dissolve Parliament and call early elections. They say the current administration came to power through manipulation of the courts and the backing of the powerful military, and that it goes against results of a 2007 election to restore democracy after a military coup.
BANGKOK — Two key leaders of Thailand's Red Shirt protesters have surrendered to authorities after a deadly army assault on their fortified encampment. They have been led away by police in central Bangkok.
Red Shirt leaders told followers they are formally ending their sit-in to prevent more deaths.
An army assault on their heavily barricaded protest encampment in central Bangkok killed at least two protesters and an Italian photographer.
As the protest leaders announced the surrender, grenades directed at the troops exploded. One journalist was injured.
Angry protesters also tried to set fire to a shopping mall and drove away journalists who tried to film them.
At least 37 people were killed over five days of rioting and clashes in downtown sections of Bangkok, paralyzing parts of the capital and destabilizing a country regarded as one of Southeast Asia's strongest democracies.
The military defended its use of deadly but limited force, saying troops only fired to protect themselves and Bangkok's citizens and did not pursue pre-emptive attacks.
The Red Shirts have for a month occupied a 1-square-mile (3-square-kilometer) chunk of downtown Bangkok's best real estate, camping in the streets next to shuttered five-star hotels and upscale shopping malls.
The protesters, many of whom hail from the impoverished north and northeast, demanded the prime minister dissolve Parliament and call early elections. They say the current administration came to power through manipulation of the courts and the backing of the powerful military, and that it goes against results of a 2007 election to restore democracy after a military coup.
The leaders of red if they wanted to win by weapons against the thais military have to send a delegation to Hanoi to request the reactivation of the hochimin track up to the thailande through laos or cambodia and have to send their members to form to the technique of the guerrilla warfare of vietcong otherwise they have to capitulate and to imagine the other forms of fights for exemple to Join strategically with the thais Muslims of the South in their armed struggles for their autonomy.
ReplyDeleteThe armed struggle for the power is not finished for Red on the contrary it has only just begun.
Any lesson to learn here? The revolve is brewing within the Khmer society as well soon we will see simiar demostration in Cambodia If we are continueing the current path. The poor albeit educated has no room to prosper hamppened rampen corruption that rob them their rightful right to better themselves. A society that foster classes within Cambodia is no different to the Thai.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very sad day for the poor who are being bullied and crashed.
Civil war in Thailand is looming...
Red shirt
ReplyDeleteWe are sorry for you...you had choosen wrong leaders..
They started very well but finished in very foolish and weak way..
While I watched your foolish leaders anounced to dismised the stage and surrender to the Police,I saw you all craying and My heart for crying too...Tthey are forgoten all their words and commitments.
I encourrage you from the far..even though you didn't have those foolish leaders...you still have millions of Thais who love real democracy...YOU WILL WIN
This is the real starting point for those who really love democracy.
Your frien
The red shirts could've gotten back up from Myanmar formerly known as Burma since they possess dirty nerve agent weaponry then it would've been a wrap for the thai military and gov't.
ReplyDeleteguys, this yellow vs red story in fucking thai society will not end by today. Many more episodes are to come soon. so keep an eye on it n let's pray for the polarization of thai society. Khun Thai continue ur fighting. Job well done, but let's continue it!!!
ReplyDeleteYou can;t say that, he just don't want to see more people killed, lose today but will find way to win later.
ReplyDeleteI like the way he did, he love his people so that he decided to ask his people to dismiss, this not mean he lose!
Hey Dude,
ReplyDeleteThey are so foolish, as they said that they surrender in order to stop the bloodshed, but they have forgotten more the 50 of their fellow have died for their protesting. Who is responsible about those people who lay down for them.
They stupid protesting campaign. At the end, no one is responsible even Thaksin Shinawat also denied that he did not involve with this strike, demonstration.
The top leaders surround for what, their demand is for democracy and they surround for non-democracy shit!!!!!
Ngop teuv a Thai chhuk chhuk.
Oups!
ReplyDeleteI bet the wrong horse
Hun Sen
As a good heart person we should pray for peace to Thai people, and don't forget that we are not fully secured yet in Cambodia!
ReplyDeleteOne day war will happen again because of poor in living in hell without any taking care of the Govn't at all. No land, no food, no job, no roads, no electricity and no rights.
Hun Sen,
ReplyDeletein the shoes of Abhisit, you would do exactely the same, you did it in 1997,
in the shoes of the red shirt you would do exactely the same, you went to the jungle in 1970 and you support Taksin.
Now, put yourself in the shoes of regular Khmer who earns $2 a day..
If China wanted to stick the iv tube and intervene through Myanmar to reach through thailand in order lend a helping hand to the red shirts then it would've happened.
ReplyDeleteThai are not stupid like cambodian. We are not stupid to form fighter in the jungle like your former stupid king.
ReplyDeleteThong Wadi
Pa em ort?
ReplyDeleteThai just killed their people in town, no need to do like khmer
ReplyDelete5:06Pm
ReplyDeleteThai are not stupid like cambodian. Because Thai are even more stupid than Cambodian.
Thong Wadi 5:06 you bastard, we try to help you fighting each other why don't you say thanks to us Khmer? Do you know why? Khmer got too many experiences, too many fighter and fully skills for killing our own people, so just ask help from Hun Sen how?
ReplyDeleteJust kill more yellow shirt first then you can control Bangkok.
there are different "stupids?"
ReplyDeleteHahaha! very good one 7:29pm!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing Thailand.
ReplyDeleteLong Live Thailand DemoCRAZY!!!
7:29 PM 7:49 PM, yes, we are stupid than you guys. Thats why part of Cambodia became to thailand. We are more stupid than you thats why we do not accept your help. We are not stupid like you asked thai and vietname to kill your own people. we didn't give land to neighbor but you did. thanks man for gave us land.
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