Gunfire in Thailand protests claims 1 life
29 Dec 2013 9:30 PM GMT
An anti-government protester was killed and three others injured on Saturday when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a rally site near Thailand’s Government House in Thailand, raising fears of violence in deeply polarised country.
The pre-dawn attack follows weeks of protests demanding resignation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, triggering bloody clashes between police and opposition demonstrators. ‘All of them were shot around 03.30 am near the gate number 4 of Government House,’ the Bangkok Administration’s Erawan Emergency Medical Services Centre said.
‘The dead man is in his 30s. He was shot in the torso,’ a spokesman for the centre said. It was unclear who fired the shots. The attacks came a day after an injured anti-government protester succumbed to gunshot wounds on Friday. A police officer was killed and 143 people including protesters, journalists and policemen were injured after violence erupted at the Thai-Japanese Stadium on Thursday.
With one more death on Saturday, the toll has now rose to three in the latest bout of political violence in Thailand. The protesters have been demanding Yingluck’s resignation since mid-October.
The pre-dawn attack follows weeks of protests demanding resignation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, triggering bloody clashes between police and opposition demonstrators. ‘All of them were shot around 03.30 am near the gate number 4 of Government House,’ the Bangkok Administration’s Erawan Emergency Medical Services Centre said.
‘The dead man is in his 30s. He was shot in the torso,’ a spokesman for the centre said. It was unclear who fired the shots. The attacks came a day after an injured anti-government protester succumbed to gunshot wounds on Friday. A police officer was killed and 143 people including protesters, journalists and policemen were injured after violence erupted at the Thai-Japanese Stadium on Thursday.
With one more death on Saturday, the toll has now rose to three in the latest bout of political violence in Thailand. The protesters have been demanding Yingluck’s resignation since mid-October.
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