The Thai army on the night of May 13 clashed with “red-shirts” protesters at the second gate of Lumpini park in Bangkok, leaving one killed and over 20 people injured, local media said.
The clashes occurred around 08:40 p.m. after demonstrators were trying to remove the orange cones used to block traffic. Then protesters tried to prevent the army from coming out of the Lumpini park, some 2km from the “red- shirts” rally site, by putting bonsai in front of one of the park' s gates.
Shortly after that, the army fired rubber bullets to disperse the protesters, leaving many injured. One protester was shot in the head and killed.
The clash broke out just more than an hour after an anti-government leader, Maj-General Khattiya Sawasdipol, was also shot on his head at the rally site near the Silom Road in central Bangkok.
Earlier, Thailand’s Centre for Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) declared extension of state of emergency to more provinces, in addition to existing areas in capital Bangkok and nearby areas, including northern Chiang Mai province, northeastern Udon Thani, and Nakhon Ratchasima province.
The state of emergency, which was announced on April 7 in a bid to ensure security for the general public, took effect immediately after it was announced.
The CRES also announced ban on entrance to Petchaburi, Phayathai, Wireless, Rama IV, and Ratchaprarop area in central Bangkok. These areas are located around the anti-government rally site Rathchaprasong Intersection in the centre of capital Bangkok./.
The clashes occurred around 08:40 p.m. after demonstrators were trying to remove the orange cones used to block traffic. Then protesters tried to prevent the army from coming out of the Lumpini park, some 2km from the “red- shirts” rally site, by putting bonsai in front of one of the park' s gates.
Shortly after that, the army fired rubber bullets to disperse the protesters, leaving many injured. One protester was shot in the head and killed.
The clash broke out just more than an hour after an anti-government leader, Maj-General Khattiya Sawasdipol, was also shot on his head at the rally site near the Silom Road in central Bangkok.
Earlier, Thailand’s Centre for Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) declared extension of state of emergency to more provinces, in addition to existing areas in capital Bangkok and nearby areas, including northern Chiang Mai province, northeastern Udon Thani, and Nakhon Ratchasima province.
The state of emergency, which was announced on April 7 in a bid to ensure security for the general public, took effect immediately after it was announced.
The CRES also announced ban on entrance to Petchaburi, Phayathai, Wireless, Rama IV, and Ratchaprarop area in central Bangkok. These areas are located around the anti-government rally site Rathchaprasong Intersection in the centre of capital Bangkok./.
