Protest Chaos Engulfs Streets of Bangkok

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State of Emergency
"Red Shirt" anti-government protesters wave Thai flags from platforms during their ongoing protest near Bankok's government buildings on April 12, 2009, the same day that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's motorcade was attacked after the head of state had declared a state of emergency.

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