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| Protests renewed in Thai capital | Protests renewed in Thai capital |
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| Thousands of demonstrators are gathering in Bangkok to mark the third anniversary of the coup which ousted controversial PM Thaksin Shinawatra. | |
| His supporters, mostly from rural parts of Thailand, are demanding a stronger voice in the way the country is run. | His supporters, mostly from rural parts of Thailand, are demanding a stronger voice in the way the country is run. |
| Their last protest, in April, ended in violent clashes in the Thai capital. | Their last protest, in April, ended in violent clashes in the Thai capital. |
| A separate group of protesters plan to hold a protest at a temple on the Cambodian border that both countries claim, sparking fears of violence. | A separate group of protesters plan to hold a protest at a temple on the Cambodian border that both countries claim, sparking fears of violence. |
| Security forces set up roadblocks to try to prevent the group entering the 11th century site of Preah Vihear, which has been the scene of deadly cross-border shootings in recent months. | Security forces set up roadblocks to try to prevent the group entering the 11th century site of Preah Vihear, which has been the scene of deadly cross-border shootings in recent months. |
| Election call | Election call |
| In Bangkok, thousands of troops and police were deployed ahead of the protest by Mr Thaksin's red-shirted supporters. | In Bangkok, thousands of troops and police were deployed ahead of the protest by Mr Thaksin's red-shirted supporters. |
| Mr Thaksin himself is in overseas exile, after being convicted in absentia of corruption. | Mr Thaksin himself is in overseas exile, after being convicted in absentia of corruption. |
| Profile: Reds and yellows Tranquil temple at centre of a storm | Profile: Reds and yellows Tranquil temple at centre of a storm |
| He won elections in 2001 and 2005, swept to office by a wave of support from rural voters whose concerns he worked to address. After he was ousted, his allies won the first post-coup elections in 2007. | He won elections in 2001 and 2005, swept to office by a wave of support from rural voters whose concerns he worked to address. After he was ousted, his allies won the first post-coup elections in 2007. |
| But protests - including a blockade of Bangkok's two international airports - by those who opposed him, the yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy, forced that government from office, allowing the party they backed to form a coalition. | But protests - including a blockade of Bangkok's two international airports - by those who opposed him, the yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy, forced that government from office, allowing the party they backed to form a coalition. |
| The red camp want fresh elections and a pardon for Mr Thaksin. Their last rally, in April, ended in violence, with several buses burned and dozens of people injured. | The red camp want fresh elections and a pardon for Mr Thaksin. Their last rally, in April, ended in violence, with several buses burned and dozens of people injured. |
| Temple tensions | Temple tensions |
| The yellow camp, meanwhile, say they want to demonstrate at Preah Vihear, the temple complex at the heart of a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. | The yellow camp, meanwhile, say they want to demonstrate at Preah Vihear, the temple complex at the heart of a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. |
| The PAD says the government must eject Cambodian troops from what they perceive as Thai territory. | The PAD says the government must eject Cambodian troops from what they perceive as Thai territory. |
| An international court awarded the temple area to Cambodia in 1962, but disputes over land surrounding it have never been resolved. | An international court awarded the temple area to Cambodia in 1962, but disputes over land surrounding it have never been resolved. |
| Both countries deployed troops there after tensions escalated last year, and there have been several deadly exchanges of fire. | Both countries deployed troops there after tensions escalated last year, and there have been several deadly exchanges of fire. |
| Thai security personnel and local villagers have set up roadblocks to prevent the demonstrators gaining access to the area. | Thai security personnel and local villagers have set up roadblocks to prevent the demonstrators gaining access to the area. |
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