Thai troops move against pockets of resistance

Flames rise from the burning City Hall which was set on fire by Red Shirt protesters following a crackdown by the troops in Ubon Ratchathani.Image Credit: EPA

Military forces used the curfew to continue mopping up red shirt resistance after a day of bloody clashes

May 20, 2010
By Mick O'Reilly, Deputy Managing Editor
Gulf News

Bangkok: Residents of this city of 10 million emerged from a night of curfew to a city of burned buildings, charred streets and broken dreams.

The Thai government ordered a blanket curfew Wednesday night which ended Thursday at 6am local time (3am in Dubai)

Buildings are smoldering across central Bangkok and troops are exchanging sporadic fire with pockets of holdouts a day after the army routed anti-government protesters.

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