Post by cenydd on Jan 11, 2014 12:47:49 GMT
At least seven people have been injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the protest-hit Thai capital, Bangkok.
One person is in a critical condition after the attacks on the main rally site - a day after six were injured in clashes between rival groups.
The opposition has been campaigning to overthrow Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra since last November.
Protesters want to block next month's snap election.
Protest leaders are planning a total shutdown of the capital on Monday, and the army and police say they are concerned there will be further violence.
Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-Ocha said on Saturday: "I want to urge all sides and everybody, please don't clash and fight. We're all Thais. We can think differently but we cannot kill each other."
One person is in a critical condition after the attacks on the main rally site - a day after six were injured in clashes between rival groups.
The opposition has been campaigning to overthrow Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra since last November.
Protesters want to block next month's snap election.
Protest leaders are planning a total shutdown of the capital on Monday, and the army and police say they are concerned there will be further violence.
Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-Ocha said on Saturday: "I want to urge all sides and everybody, please don't clash and fight. We're all Thais. We can think differently but we cannot kill each other."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25694630
So is Thailand descending into chaos now?
