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Thai anti-government protesters wounded in explosion Thai anti-government protesters wounded in explosion
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. Dozens of people were wounded in Bangkok when a grenade was hurled at anti-government demonstrators marching through the Thai capital at midday on Friday, raising tensions in the country's political crisis.
The protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban was in the procession but was not wounded when the explosive device was thrown into a lorry driven by demonstrators that was several dozen metres ahead, the group's spokesman Akanat Promphan said. The city's emergency services centre put the number of injured at 31.
Police said the grenade was hurled from a nearby building.
Thailand has been wracked by repeated bouts of unrest since the military ousted the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006 amid charges of corruption and alleged disrespect for the monarchy. The crisis boiled over again late last year after an attempt by the ruling party to push through an amnesty bill that would have allowed Thaksin to return from exile failed.Thailand has been wracked by repeated bouts of unrest since the military ousted the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006 amid charges of corruption and alleged disrespect for the monarchy. The crisis boiled over again late last year after an attempt by the ruling party to push through an amnesty bill that would have allowed Thaksin to return from exile failed.
Anti-government demonstrators who are now seeking to oust the current prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister, have taken over seven key roads and overpasses in Bangkok this week, blocking them off with sandbag walls and steel barricades.Anti-government demonstrators who are now seeking to oust the current prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister, have taken over seven key roads and overpasses in Bangkok this week, blocking them off with sandbag walls and steel barricades.
The protests have been peaceful but small acts of violence have been reported nightly at protest venues, which have been targeted in shooting attacks. Small explosives have been hurled at the homes of top protest supporters.The protests have been peaceful but small acts of violence have been reported nightly at protest venues, which have been targeted in shooting attacks. Small explosives have been hurled at the homes of top protest supporters.
Overnight, two motorcycle-riding suspects drove past the residence of the governor of Bangkok, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, and hurled a grenade inside, police said.Overnight, two motorcycle-riding suspects drove past the residence of the governor of Bangkok, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, and hurled a grenade inside, police said.
Sukhumbhand, a member of the Democrat party, which is backing the protesters, was not home at the time and no injuries or serious damage were reported.Sukhumbhand, a member of the Democrat party, which is backing the protesters, was not home at the time and no injuries or serious damage were reported.
The attack was similar to another grenade attack on the home of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a former Democrat premier whose party lost to Yingluck's in a 2011 vote.The attack was similar to another grenade attack on the home of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a former Democrat premier whose party lost to Yingluck's in a 2011 vote.
The violence came as Yingluck faced fresh legal troubles on Friday after the country's anti-corruption commission announced it would investigate her handling of a controversial rice policy.The violence came as Yingluck faced fresh legal troubles on Friday after the country's anti-corruption commission announced it would investigate her handling of a controversial rice policy.
The legal threat adds to the intense pressure against her caretaker administration to resign as protesters calling for her removal march across the capital for a fifth day to protest at government offices.The legal threat adds to the intense pressure against her caretaker administration to resign as protesters calling for her removal march across the capital for a fifth day to protest at government offices.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission said on Thursday that it had found grounds to investigate allegations that Yingluck was criminally negligent in her handling of what the government had described as a deal to export surplus rice to China.The National Anti-Corruption Commission said on Thursday that it had found grounds to investigate allegations that Yingluck was criminally negligent in her handling of what the government had described as a deal to export surplus rice to China.
The commission has already determined that there are grounds to press charges against her former commerce minister and more than a dozen other officials.The commission has already determined that there are grounds to press charges against her former commerce minister and more than a dozen other officials.
If found guilty, Yingluck would be forced to resign.If found guilty, Yingluck would be forced to resign.
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