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Archive Home > 2010 > May > 19 > Troops open fire at protesters’ encampment

Troops open fire at protesters’ encampment

By Denis D. Gray and Jocelyn Gecker / The Bulletin
May 19, 2010

BANGKOK — Thai troops and armored vehicles converged early today around the barricaded encampment of anti-government protesters in downtown Bangkok and opened fire in what appears to be a final crackdown to disperse them.

“This is D-Day,” said one soldier when asked....

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