Thursday, May 20, 2010

Thai protest chiefs cave, but violence spreads

Thai army soldiers stand guard over blindfolded detainees during an operation to evict anti-government Red Shirt protesters from their encampment in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Damir Sagolj / Reuters)
Leaders’ surrender fails to quell unrest after troops storm encampment

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
MSNBC

BANGKOK - Anti-government protest leaders in Thailand surrendered to police on Wednesday after troops stormed their encampment, sparking clashes that killed at least six people and injured 60.
As violence rocked the city, a night curfew was imposed, the first one declared in the Thai capital since 1992, when the army killed dozens of pro-democracy demonstrators seeking the ouster of a military-backed government.
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