Anti-government protesters clash with police outside the parliament in Bangkok. Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA (Photo from The Guardian)Uneasy Calm In Bangkok After Day Of Deadly Riots -- Reuters
BANGKOK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - An uneasy calm settled over the Thai capital on Wednesday after the worst street violence in 16 years the day before, when two people died and nearly 400 were injured in clashes between police and anti-government protesters.
During the night, groups of youths from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) taunted lines of riot officers near Bangkok's police headquarters. The officers responded with sporadic rounds of teargas and stun grenades.
The military put troops on the streets to back up the police, but the unarmed soldiers showed no desire to disperse the thousands of demonstrators from PAD who have been occupying the prime minister's official compound since late August.
All was quiet at the compound early on Wednesday but one PAD leader threatened more demonstrations.
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