Red chaos in the Northeast
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<!-- end heading-panel --> Anti-government protesters in the northeastern provinces of Khon Kaen and Ubon Ratchathani created unrest and destroyed public properties on Wednesday night after many leaders of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) surrendered to <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="the%20police" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520police%26domain%3Dwww.bangkokpost.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520police%26domain%3Dwww.bangkokpost.com" leohighlights_underline="true">the police</leo_highlight> earlier in the afternoon.
Reports said Bangkok Bank's Khon Kaen branch was totally obliterated by a group of demonstrators, who later travelled to Bhumjaithai Party MP Prachak Kaewklaharn's home. Clashes between the protesters and security guards erupted and at least six people were injured.
In Ubon Ratchathani, a number of protesters burned tyres and the provincial city hall. The entire building was destroyed. The protesters also clashed with authorities. Two demonstrators were shot dead and five people were wounded. The anti-government group then gathered at a community radio station led by UDD co-leader Thirapat Watcharapol.
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- Published: 19/05/2010 at 10:21 PM
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Reports said Bangkok Bank's Khon Kaen branch was totally obliterated by a group of demonstrators, who later travelled to Bhumjaithai Party MP Prachak Kaewklaharn's home. Clashes between the protesters and security guards erupted and at least six people were injured.
In Ubon Ratchathani, a number of protesters burned tyres and the provincial city hall. The entire building was destroyed. The protesters also clashed with authorities. Two demonstrators were shot dead and five people were wounded. The anti-government group then gathered at a community radio station led by UDD co-leader Thirapat Watcharapol.
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