Thursday, March 18, 2010

Thai PM confronted with red-shirt protesters' bloody stunt

Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest in front of the 11th Infantry Regiment headquarters where Thai PM Abhisit has been hunkered down in recent days, in Bangkok on Monday. (Wason Wanichakorn/AP)
On Tuesday, red-shirt protesters splattered blood outside the office of Thai PM Abhisit, who has rejected calls to step down.

March 16, 2010
By Simon Montlake, Correspondent
The Christian Science Monitor

Bangkok, Thailand - Political protests here entered their fourth day Tuesday with demonstrators pouring out blood at the office of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in a stunt to pressure him to step down and hold elections.
During the day, opposition lawmakers and supporters had lined up to donate the blood. But the bravado came against a backdrop of an implacable government, which has firm military support, and a declining number of protesters.
On Sunday, the crowd peaked at more than 100,000. But fatigue has set in and raised questions over how long the protest can run.
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