Soldier Dies in New Bangkok Violence -- Wall Street Journal
BANGKOK—Tensions flared again in Bangkok Wednesday as a Thai soldier was killed in an apparent friendly fire incident and 18 other people were injured as thousands of troops and protesters faced off in a northern suburb.
The latest clashes came as antigovernment Red Shirt protesters attempted to step up their seven-weekslong protest for new elections by moving out from their main encampment at the heart of Bangkok's biggest shopping district. Their immediate target was to take down a military blockade to prevent more antigovernment protesters flowing into the capital, but the confrontation quickly turned violent as soldiers fired shots and tear-gas canisters into the air and into the crowd when protesters tried to remove barricades and razor wire that security forces had laid across a major road.
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Soldier killed in clash as Thai protesters move beyond Bangkok -- L.A. Times
Thai forces, protesters clash in Bangkok -- CNN
Soldier killed as shots fired at Thailand's red shirt protesters -- Christian Science Monitor
Thai Police Clash With Protesters -- New York Times
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Thai Protests About More Than Thaksin -- Voice of America
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