A supporter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra hugs a Thai soldier as they move to a military barrack in Bangkok March 27, 2010. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched around Bangkok's old city on Saturday in a "historic rally" to press Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and call a new election. (Reuters)

Thai soldiers, center, walk in line past anti-government protesters and supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra after they retreat from a temple where they use as their temporary base Saturday, March 27, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of protesters marched to seven temporary bases comprising schools and temples and demanded soldiers to abandon their bases and return to their barracks. (AP)