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| Thai protesters have hurled plastic bags filled with gallons of blood in a symbolic protest at the prime minister's house in Bangkok. | Thai protesters have hurled plastic bags filled with gallons of blood in a symbolic protest at the prime minister's house in Bangkok. |
| Security forces agreed to let a few of the red-shirted demonstrators splatter the blood outside the compound of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva. | Security forces agreed to let a few of the red-shirted demonstrators splatter the blood outside the compound of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva. |
| They went on to picket the US embassy, accusing US intelligence of bugging deposed ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra. | They went on to picket the US embassy, accusing US intelligence of bugging deposed ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra. |
| The opposition, many of whom back Mr Thaksin, want fresh polls. | The opposition, many of whom back Mr Thaksin, want fresh polls. |
| The blood of the common people is mixing together to fight for democracy Natthawut SaikuaRed-shirt leader In pictures: Bloody protests Profile: Thailand's reds and yellows Thaksin given Montenegro passport | The blood of the common people is mixing together to fight for democracy Natthawut SaikuaRed-shirt leader In pictures: Bloody protests Profile: Thailand's reds and yellows Thaksin given Montenegro passport |
| Red-shirt leaders and government figures have insisted they are determined to keep the protests, the largest in recent years, peaceful. | Red-shirt leaders and government figures have insisted they are determined to keep the protests, the largest in recent years, peaceful. |
| The demonstrators say Mr Abhisit's government is illegitimate and should be dissolved. | The demonstrators say Mr Abhisit's government is illegitimate and should be dissolved. |
| Neither Mr Abhisit nor his family were at their home in the upmarket Bangkok suburb. | Neither Mr Abhisit nor his family were at their home in the upmarket Bangkok suburb. |
| He has been staying at the headquarters of the 11th Infantry Battalion in the north of Bangkok since the protests began. | He has been staying at the headquarters of the 11th Infantry Battalion in the north of Bangkok since the protests began. |
| Clean up | Clean up |
| Police and troop reinforcements were drafted in at the last minute to the prime minister's house, sparking fears of a confrontation. | Police and troop reinforcements were drafted in at the last minute to the prime minister's house, sparking fears of a confrontation. |
| The government had said it would ban the protest, but once again a negotiated solution was found. | The government had said it would ban the protest, but once again a negotiated solution was found. |
| Several dozen demonstrators were allowed through the police cordon carrying plastic bottles filled with blood, which was poured into small plastic bags and then thrown at the home. | Several dozen demonstrators were allowed through the police cordon carrying plastic bottles filled with blood, which was poured into small plastic bags and then thrown at the home. |
| Government cleaners quickly went into action to mop up the blood on Tuesday. | Government cleaners quickly went into action to mop up the blood on Tuesday. |
| There was criticism that the protest wasted a resource which could have been used to help the sick. | There was criticism that the protest wasted a resource which could have been used to help the sick. |
| Several thousand of the demonstrators later gathered outside the American embassy in the Thai capital. | Several thousand of the demonstrators later gathered outside the American embassy in the Thai capital. |
| Some said they were there to tell the international community that their government was illegitimate. | Some said they were there to tell the international community that their government was illegitimate. |
| But others said the US had accused Mr Thaksin of inciting violence after snooping on the billionaire former leader's phone calls. | But others said the US had accused Mr Thaksin of inciting violence after snooping on the billionaire former leader's phone calls. |
| Donors queue | Donors queue |
| The BBC's South East Asia correspondent Rachel Harvey says the protesters' numbers are dwindling, but the passion is undiminished and the demands as loud as ever. | The BBC's South East Asia correspondent Rachel Harvey says the protesters' numbers are dwindling, but the passion is undiminished and the demands as loud as ever. |
| A senior police officer said he estimated numbers had dropped from 100,000 to 90,000 people by Tuesday evening. | A senior police officer said he estimated numbers had dropped from 100,000 to 90,000 people by Tuesday evening. |
| Reporters asked a protest leader, Veera Musikapong, what their next move would be, and he replied: "I want to know that myself," the Associated Press reported. | Reporters asked a protest leader, Veera Musikapong, what their next move would be, and he replied: "I want to know that myself," the Associated Press reported. |
| He said the group mapped strategy on a day-by-day basis. | He said the group mapped strategy on a day-by-day basis. |
| PROTEST TIMELINE 2006: Yellow-shirts launch street protests to oust PM Thaksin ShinawatraSept 2006: Thaksin ousted in military coupDec 2007: Thaksin allies win first post-coup electionsSept 2008: Yellow-shirts occupy Bangkok government buildings, clash with pro-Thaksin red-shirtsNov 2008: Yellow-shirts occupy Bangkok's airports, forcing cancellation of hundreds of flightsDec 2008: Thaksin-allied government falls, rival Abhisit Vejjajiva forms governmentApr 2009: Red-shirts storm Asean summit, clashes erupt in BangkokMar 2010: Red-shirts launch protest aimed at bringing government down Q&A: Thailand protests Thaksin ruling won't heal divide | PROTEST TIMELINE 2006: Yellow-shirts launch street protests to oust PM Thaksin ShinawatraSept 2006: Thaksin ousted in military coupDec 2007: Thaksin allies win first post-coup electionsSept 2008: Yellow-shirts occupy Bangkok government buildings, clash with pro-Thaksin red-shirtsNov 2008: Yellow-shirts occupy Bangkok's airports, forcing cancellation of hundreds of flightsDec 2008: Thaksin-allied government falls, rival Abhisit Vejjajiva forms governmentApr 2009: Red-shirts storm Asean summit, clashes erupt in BangkokMar 2010: Red-shirts launch protest aimed at bringing government down Q&A: Thailand protests Thaksin ruling won't heal divide |
| On Tuesday, they poured human blood at the gates of Government House and, later, the headquarters of the Democrat Party. | On Tuesday, they poured human blood at the gates of Government House and, later, the headquarters of the Democrat Party. |
| Many thousands of protesters had lined up to donate their blood. | Many thousands of protesters had lined up to donate their blood. |
| "The blood of the common people is mixing together to fight for democracy," said Natthawut Saikua, a red-shirt leader. | "The blood of the common people is mixing together to fight for democracy," said Natthawut Saikua, a red-shirt leader. |
| Tens of thousands of security forces remain on standby and army leaders say they plan to be flexible and gentle as the protests continue. | Tens of thousands of security forces remain on standby and army leaders say they plan to be flexible and gentle as the protests continue. |
| On Monday, Mr Abhisit rejected a demand from protesters to quit and call elections. | On Monday, Mr Abhisit rejected a demand from protesters to quit and call elections. |
| The stand-off is the latest in a deep political schism in the country, linked to the 2006 military coup which deposed former leader Thaksin Shinawatra. | The stand-off is the latest in a deep political schism in the country, linked to the 2006 military coup which deposed former leader Thaksin Shinawatra. |
| A cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday was cancelled, and a parliamentary hearing stopped for lack of a quorum. | A cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday was cancelled, and a parliamentary hearing stopped for lack of a quorum. |
| Both sides appeared to be making every effort to avoid confrontation. | Both sides appeared to be making every effort to avoid confrontation. |
| The protesters say the present government was installed illegally after Mr Thaksin was ousted in a military coup in 2006, and two subsequent allied governments were deposed by court action. | The protesters say the present government was installed illegally after Mr Thaksin was ousted in a military coup in 2006, and two subsequent allied governments were deposed by court action. |