April 13, a soldier in the capital, Bangkok, Thailand by demonstrators blocked a road to the sky to fire warning shots. , The Thai capital of Bangkok in the midst of the tense atmosphere in the New Year ushered in the Buddhist calendar. The military began anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok to take the clearance operation. The military on Monday (April 13) morning to occupy the start of the Victory Monument in Bangkok, major road junctions to disperse the demonstrators to take action to create a "golden thread Army" protests continued for several weeks since the most intense conflicts. Point of conflict from the "golden thread Army" protests at home - Bangkok, the Prime Minister's Office - only a few kilometers. To the military and the demonstrators with tear gas, live ammunition and petrol bombs to attack each other. About noon, the military opened fire on demonstrators in the city center and fired high-pressure water cannons. Thai Buddhist calendar, Monday is the beginning of New Year holidays. Also known as the Songkran Thai New Year. The Associated Press quoted witnesses said, the military conflict in the early hours of the use of M-16 automatic rifles, "opened fire on hundreds of fat." A Bangkok hospital said doctors told the BBC that they received 74 wounded, mostly bruises, but it was by gunshot wounds. Su Sen colonel to the Agence France-Presse, accusations开车撞demonstrators to the soldiers first, and soldiers threw tear gas and smoke bombs, troops then opened fire with live ammunition to fight back. However, Colonel Su Sen stressed that military means will be taken to promote soft, and then upgrade to the hardware means. He said that according to the order, the military will do its best to avoid casualties. Prime Minister Phisit previously announced a state of emergency in Bangkok. In
his Sunday (12) published in a televised speech late at night which appeal to people not to panic, it is necessary to work with the Government to terminate the crisis. Ah Phisit also stressed that the government and security forces still stand on the same side. In exile, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra through international long-distance calls to supporters in Bangkok, said the latest published, the Government's armored vehicles are now also open to the street is the people's revolution time together. Thaksin also expressed support for his "army of golden thread" that if there is a need, he will return.
his Sunday (12) published in a televised speech late at night which appeal to people not to panic, it is necessary to work with the Government to terminate the crisis. Ah Phisit also stressed that the government and security forces still stand on the same side. In exile, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra through international long-distance calls to supporters in Bangkok, said the latest published, the Government's armored vehicles are now also open to the street is the people's revolution time together. Thaksin also expressed support for his "army of golden thread" that if there is a need, he will return.