Foreign passengers who have been stranded in Thailand for days make their way through the departure area of the U-Tapao military airport, southeast of Bangkok, during their evacuation. Explosions early Sunday at sites occupied by anti-government protesters injured at least 51 people, further raising tensions as police struggle to end a paralysing blockade of Bangkok's airports.(AFP/Christophe Archambault)

Foreign passengers who have been stranded in Thailand for days waiting at check-in counters of the Vietnam-era U-Tapao military airport, southeast of Bangkok, during their evacuation. Not even the dancing girls provided by a local hotel could cheer thousands of travellers as they tried to flee protest-hit Thailand through this Vietnam-era airbase. (AFP/Christophe Archambault)