Why don't they stop the killing of the POOR? Instead they issue this statement in RED and BOLD below?
Offer to pick up medical and FUNERAL expenses? WTF?
Day of bloody battles
By THE NATION
Published on May 15, 2010
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Seven killed and more than 100 injured in clashes between troops and protesters; Their Majesties to bear medical costs of the injured, and financial aid to relatives of those killed
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At least seven people were killed and more than 100 others injured as troops battled red-shirt protesters around the Rajprasong rally site in the most violent day since the April 10 bloodbath.
Despite the insistence of the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) that the general situation was under control, gunfires and explosions were still heard last night at the Bon Kai area. Tyres were burning along the Ratchaprarop Road, which leads to the red shirts' rally stage. Bonfires were also started on Sathorn Road.
The CRES reported four deaths earlier in the evening, but the Erawan Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration later said seven people had been killed and 101 others injured. The toll was expected to climb.
Their Majesties the King and Queen offered to cover the medical costs of people injured in yesterday's clashes between security forces and the red-shirt protesters, and financial aid to the relatives of those killed.
Several grenades fired from M79 launchers hit the Ratchaprarop, Bon Kai and Sala Daeng areas. Rumours abounded last night that the red shirts' militant wing, which is loyal to Maj-General Khattiya Sawasdipol, who was shot and critically injured by a sniper on Thursday, would run amok in vengeance.
Key clashes took place in front of the Lumpini Night Bazaar in the afternoon as troops sought to edge closer to the red fortress and reclaim some strategic areas seized earlier. Four people were reportedly killed as a result of the battles in this key area.
The Rama IV Road was sealed off, making it an eerie space marred by black smoke from burning tyres and occupied by troops and angry, belligerent protesters.
Later, protesters fought troops moving up from the northern side of Rajprasong. Clashes on the Ratchaprarop Road were more intense due to the narrower space, and continued until the evening.
Earlier in the evening, three or four M79-triggered explosions were reported at Sala Daeng in areas near the Silom BTS station, which had been the <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" leohighlights_keywords="target" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dtarget%26domain%3Dwww.nationmultimedia.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dtarget%26domain%3Dwww.nationmultimedia.com" leohighlights_underline="true">target</leo_highlight> of an M79 attack several days ago that killed one and injured several pro-government protesters. No injuries were reported in this latest incident.
Among those wounded were two Thai journalists and a Canadian reporter, who was in a serious condition but was expected to survive. Nelson Rand, who was working for France 24 news channel, was hit by three bullets, the channel reported. One bullet hit his leg, another his abdomen, and the third hit his wrist. Before joining the French news outlet, he had worked for some time as a subeditor at The Nation.
Yesterday's violence would further cripple the country's tourism industry as it unfolded near several foreign embassies, including those of the US and Japan, which were forced to close. The British, New Zealand and the Dutch embassies, which are in the vicinity, also were shut.
Ousted prime minister
Thaksin Shinawatra issued a statement in the afternoon through his lawyer
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There were also loud bangs in the evening near the red shirts' Rajprasong stage, sending the crowd ducking and protest leaders rushing for cover. Initially there were reports of injuries but later a red leader, Korkaew Pikulthong, told Nation TV he was not aware of anyone being hurt.
Red leaders were also trying last night to restrain angry protesters who threatened to vandalise some buildings within the encampment. The leaders harshly criticised the government for the measures, with Natthawut Saikua warning that last night was about to become a "great tragedy."
The CRES blamed militant protesters for the violence, saying the troops were using weapons only in self-defence. Spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said troops had been told to fire low and one bullet at a time. Live bullets, though, were and would continue to be used against protesters violating prohibited zones in a hostile manner.
Yesterday's violence was the worst since April 10, when 25 people were killed and more than 800 injured in clashes between the
red shirts and troops at the Rajadamnoen Avenue. Sporadic clashes have occurred since then and yesterday's fatalities brought the death toll so far close to 40.
Sansern said the government was only attempting to apply blockade pressure on protesters and had no intention of launching a crackdown on the rally site as claimed by red leaders. He claimed some of the militant reds used heavy weapons against soldiers, contributing to the violence once clashes erupted.
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