BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 17: Thai monks lead a prayer with Red shirt protesters inside the Rachprasong red's encampment as the government deadline passes for the remaining protesters to leave May 17, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. So far in clashes at least 260 have been injured and over 37 killed as the military and the government launched an operation to disperse anti-government protesters who have closed parts of the city for two months. There is a state of emergency in effect that spreads to 17 provinces in the country. The Thai army declared certain protest areas where clashes are taking place a 'Live Fire Zone'. (Getty Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 17: Red shirt protesters pray inside the Rachprasong red's encampment as the government deadline passes for the remaining protesters to leave May 17, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Getty Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 17: Supporters of pro-red shirt Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol pour water on a picture of him during his funeral on May 17, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol, also known as Seh Daeng, was shot on May 13, 2010. Protesters and military clashed once again in central Bangkok after the government launched an operation following the anti-government protesters' refusal to obey orders to leave their fortified camp in the Thai capital. (Getty Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 15: An anti-government red shirt protester flies the Thai flag after advancing up a street during street clashes as the violence in central part of the city escalates on May 15, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. So far at least 154 have been injured and over 20 killed in the clashes as the military and the government launched an operation to disperse anti-government protesters who have closed parts of the city for two months. A state of emergency is in effect that spreads to 17 provinces in the country. The Thai army declared certain protest areas where clashes are taking place as a 'Live Fire Zone.' (Getty Images)

A demonstrator uses a slingshot against security forces during clashes in Bangkok on May 15, 2010. The Thai army threatened a crackdown to clear a vast protest site in the capital where at least three more people died in fresh clashes between troops and 'Red Shirt' demonstrators. (Getty Images)

A demonstrator pushes a burning tyre during clashes with security forces in Bangkok on May 15, 2010. Six people were killed and 31 injured in fresh violence as troops clashed with opposition protesters in the Thai capital, emergency services said. (Getty Images)

Residents run across a street as tyres burn near Ding Daeng intersection during ongoing clashes in Bangkok on May 15, 2010. The Thai army threatened a crackdown to clear a vast protest site in the capital where at least three more people died in fresh clashes between troops and 'Red Shirt' demonstrators. (Getty Images)

Residents evacuate their homes after clashes with security forces in Bangkok on May 15, 2010. Raging violence in the heart of the Thai capital claimed six more lives as the embattled premier vowed no turning back and the army threatened a crackdown on thousands of protesters. (Getty Images)

A Thai army soldier tells an army sniper to stop firing at anti-government protesters in central Bangkok May 15, 2010. Thai troops fired at protesters on Saturday in a third day of fighting on Bangkok's streets that has killed at least 24 people as soldiers struggle to isolate a sprawling encampment of demonstrators seeking to topple the government. (Reuters)

Thai men crawl as they recover the body of a man killed during clashes in Bangkok on May 15, 2010. Shots and an explosion were heard in Bangkok as the death toll from the latest clashes between the Thai army and anti-government 'Red Shirt' protesters hit 24. (Getty Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 14: Soldiers shoot at red shirt anti-government protesters during clashes on May 14, 2010 in central Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters and military clashed in central Bangkok after the government launched an operation to disperse anti-government protesters who have closed parts of the city for two months. (Getty Images)

A Thai soldier takes aim with his M-16 rifle where explosions and shots occurred in the area surrounding anti-government protesters on Friday May 14, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies Friday as an army push to clear the streets sparked clashes that have killed at least five protesters and injured 81 and turned central Bangkok into a virtual war zone. (AP)

Anti-government 'red shirt' supporters assist Nelson Rand, a Canadian-born journalist working for France's TF1 network, to safety after he was shot while covering clashes with army soldiers near Bangkok's Lumpini Park on May 14, 2010. Thai troops battled anti-government protesters in central Bangkok on Friday attempting to seal off their encampment after an assassination attempt on a renegade general unleashed a new wave of violence. (Reuters)

Anti-government protesters confront a busload of Thai policemen forcing it to u-turn and leave the area close to anti-government protesters' encampment on Thursday May 13, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's government planned a massive lockdown Thursday on a posh Bangkok neighborhood occupied by thousands of protesters and warned that troops will not hesitate to shoot armed "terrorists" who resist. (AP)

Anti-government protesters confront a busload of Thai policemen forcing it to u-turn and leave the area close to anti-government protesters' encampment on Thursday May 13, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's government planned a massive lockdown Thursday on a posh Bangkok neighborhood occupied by thousands of protesters and warned that troops will not hesitate to shoot armed "terrorists" who resist. (AP)

Thai soldiers take position on the out-skirts of anti-government protesters' encampment on Thursday May 13, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Several gunshots and at least four explosions were heard Thursday night in central Bangkok where Red Shirt anti-government protesters are camped amid expectation that security forces could launch a crackdown. (Associated Press)

An anti-government protester who was shot in the head is carried away to a hospital, in Bangkok May 13, 2010. An anti-government protester in Thailand was shot in the head on Thursday near the "red shirt" encampment in central Bangkok, a Reuters witness said. (Reuters)