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Violent Protests Around Government House in Bangkok

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The anti-government protests in Bangkok turned violent over the weekend. Protestors, who have occupied several government offices since Monday, tried to march to Government House (the Prime Minister's office). They were met by a phalanx of police officers and rows of razor wire and concrete barricades. Protestors would rush police positions, throwing rocks, paving stones and large firecrackers. Police responded by using tear gas and water cannons on the crowd.

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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An anti-government demonstrator waves a Thai flag on top of crowd control wall near Government House in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama I and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-Shinawatra graffiti on a wall near an anti-government protest site in Bangkok. The bottom figure is Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, the top figure is Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled Prime Minister and brother of Yingluck. Thais complain that Yingluck is a puppet of Thaksin. He is made to look like a monitor lizard because comparing people to monitor lizards is an insult in Thailand.  Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama I and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Protestors gather on Phitsanulok Road in Bangkok before marching towards Thai riot police positions. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors clench their fists before confronting riot police in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama I and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors taunt police before a riot broke out in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An anti-government demonstrator waves a Thai flag on top of crowd control wall near Government House in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama I and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai riot police wait for anti-government protestors in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman wearing a rain poncho to protect her from tear gas screams at Thai riot police in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama I and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An anti-government demonstrator waves a Thai flag on top of crowd control wall near Government House in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama I and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai woman protesting against the government takes shelter behind a barricade while a man throws a rock towards the police lines. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors tear down a police barricade in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors give the middle finger to Thai riot police in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ<br />
Flip the bird
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man wipes tear gas out of his eyes during an anti-government riot in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors run through a cloud of tear gas in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Rioters take cover from police tear gas cannisters during anti-government riots in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors run through a cloud of tear gas in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors throw tear gas cannisters fired by riot police back towards the police lines during a riot in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai civilians take shelter during an anti-government riot in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman rinses out her eyes after she was hit by a cloud of tear gas during a riot in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama Vand Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai anti-government protestor walks through a cloud of tear gas in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An anti-government protestor in his underwear takes cover behind a concrete barricade while he uses a fire extinguisher against Thai riot police. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors throw tear gas cannisters fired by riot police back towards the police lines during a riot in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors run through a cloud of tear gas in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors run past one of their own barricades and through a cloud of tear gas in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors throw tear gas cannisters fired by riot police back towards the police lines during a riot in Bangkok. Thousands of anti-government Thais confronted riot police at Phanitchayakan Intersection, where Rama V and Phitsanoluk Roads intersect, next to Government House (the office of the Prime Minister). Protestors threw rocks, cherry bombs, small explosives and Molotov cocktails at police who responded with waves of tear gas and chemical dispersal weapons. At least four people were killed at a university in suburban Bangkok when gangs of pro-government and anti-government demonstrators clashed. This is the most serious political violence in Thailand since 2010.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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