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Posted on Apr 12, 2009
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The demonstrations that have vexed Bangkok for the last few days took an ugly turn Monday as the Thai army fired at a crowd of protesters and ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called for revolution. Current PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, the object of the protesters’ ire, has promised to restore order, though he himself rose to power on the back of public unrest.

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“The soldiers fired hundreds of rounds from their M-16 automatic rifles as they advanced, though it was unclear whether they were firing at, or over, the protesters,” the agency says.

A Bangkok hospital doctor told the BBC News website that 74 people had been brought into hospital, most of them suffering abrasions but some with gunshot wounds.

An army spokesman, Col Sunsern Kaewkumnerd, said about 400 soldiers had moved against some 300 protesters.

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By Koh Samui Thailand, November 23, 2010 at 3:27 am Link to this comment

Thailand has political challenges, just like any country. The difference for me is that we can actually see what the real fight is about. Unlike in many developed or western countries where the issues are blurred with legal corruption and often hidden by sensational media attention that has little to do with the real issue.

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By everynobody, April 13, 2009 at 5:57 am Link to this comment
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Thailand is a petty distraction; who cares? Jesus, with all of the crap going on here, why is this article even important. Thailand, give me a break!

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