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Thai "red shirts" stand firm, no crackdown yet

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Anti-government protesters in Thailand fortified their encampment in central Bangkok after the government rejected their compromise offer on early elections but a rumored crackdown by troops overnight failed to materialize.

 

Thai troops open fire, move in on "red shirts"

Thai troops open fire, move in on

Thai troops fired rubber bullets at opposition "red shirts" on Saturday as they moved in to clear a protest site in Bangkok in the biggest confrontation in the month-long campaign for new elections, witnesses said.

 

23 Filipino Soldiers Killed in Fierce Clashes

23 Filipino Soldiers Killed in Fierce Clashes

23 soldiers and at least 20 suspected terrorists have been killed as government troops stormed training camps of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf.

 

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