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Blasts heard in Bangkok stand-off | Blasts heard in Bangkok stand-off |
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At least four explosions have been heard in the Thai capital Bangkok where police are in a tense stand-off with anti-government protesters. | At least four explosions have been heard in the Thai capital Bangkok where police are in a tense stand-off with anti-government protesters. |
Witnesses say at least six people have been wounded, including a foreigner. | Witnesses say at least six people have been wounded, including a foreigner. |
Earlier, a military spokesman warned protesters who have been camped out in Bangkok for six weeks that time for them to leave was running out. | |
The government is under pressure to crack down on the red-shirt protesters, who say they want new elections. | The government is under pressure to crack down on the red-shirt protesters, who say they want new elections. |
The cause of the explosions was not immediately known. | The cause of the explosions was not immediately known. |
Witnesses said they occurred at an elevated train station in the heart of the capital's business district. | Witnesses said they occurred at an elevated train station in the heart of the capital's business district. |
Reports from Bangkok said the six people injured had minor shrapnel injuries. | |
Tensions have been rising in the city after minor clashes, helicopter patrols and fireworks. | Tensions have been rising in the city after minor clashes, helicopter patrols and fireworks. |
Thai leaders have said they want a negotiated, peaceful end to the dispute, but observers say a non-violent solution is increasingly unlikely. | Thai leaders have said they want a negotiated, peaceful end to the dispute, but observers say a non-violent solution is increasingly unlikely. |