Archives for: October 2008, 07
Car Bomb in Bangkok Kills One Man
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Tuesday 7th October, 2008 at 22:54:48| Words: 51 words | Category: News Photos
Protesters stand next to a burning car after a car bomb explosion near the Parliament building in Bangkok on October 7, 2008. One man died october 7 when a car bomb exploded in Bangkok near Thailand's parliament building, where thousands of anti-government protesters had clashed with police, a police official said. (AFP/Getty Images)
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Bloodshed on Streets of Bangkok
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Tuesday 7th October, 2008 at 18:02:50| Words: 167 words | Category: News Photos
A seriously injured anti-government protester cries after an explosion blew off his lower left leg during clashes with Thai police in front of parliament in Bangkok, Thailsnd, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. The exact source of the explosion was not immediately known. (AP Photo by Wason Wanichakorn)
Anti-government demonstrators transport the injured in the back of a pick-up truck after riot police shot tear gas into a crowd of protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok October 7, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters on Tuesday, clearing them from a road to Parliament after they had vowed to stop Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat delivering his maiden policy speech. At least 50 people were injured, three seriously, hospital officials said. (Reuters Pictures)
An injured anti-government protester asks for help in front of Parliament in Bangkok Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Police fired gear gas Tuesday at several thousand demonstrators attempting to block access by lawmakers to Parliament, heating up a political crisis that has gripped the country for six weeks. (AP Photo by Wason Wanichakorn)
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Police Fire Tear Gas on Protestors
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Tuesday 7th October, 2008 at 17:53:42| Words: 183 words | Category: News Photos
Thai police riot throws tear gas to anti-government protesters in front of Parliament in Bangkok Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Police fired gear gas Tuesday at several thousand demonstrators attempting to block access by lawmakers to Parliament, heating up a political crisis that has gripped the country for six weeks. AP Photo by Wason Wanichakorn
An anti-government demonstrator runs away from riot police after they fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok October 7, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters on Tuesday, clearing them from a road to Parliament after they had vowed to stop Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat delivering his maiden policy speech. At least 50 people were injured, three seriously, hospital officials said. (Reuters)
Anti-government demonstrators attempt to fight back from behind a barrier blocking Parliament after they were hit by tear gas from riot police in Bangkok October 7, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters on Tuesday, clearing them from a road to Parliament after they had vowed to stop Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat delivering his maiden policy speech. At least 50 people were injured, three seriously, hospital officials said. (Reuters)
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Protestors Besiege Parliament
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Tuesday 7th October, 2008 at 07:18:33| Words: 45 words | Category: News Photos
Supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) sit next to their barbed-wire barricade outside Bangkok's parliament October 6, 2008. More than 1,000 anti-government protesters marched on Thailand's parliament on Monday vowing to disrupt Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's maiden policy speech set for Tuesday. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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