Thai troops have broken through protest barricades in Bangkok as he army launched a long-planned clearance operation against opposition demonstrations in the city centre.19 May 2010
By Damien McElroy and Ian MacKinnon in Bankok
The Telegraph (UK)
Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard across the city as armoured personnel carriers stormed the tyre and bamboo barricades. Troops outflanked protestor positions by storming across Lumpini Park in central Bangkok.
Hundreds of protestors remained at the main Ratchaprasong demonstration site overnight despite a military build up. As the troops moved forward, armed men on the protest side returned fire with assault rifles.
Thai TV said that five people were wounded and ambulances were seen leaving the scene.
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