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Gunmen have opened fire on anti-government rally in eastern Thailand, killing a five-year-old girl and wounding dozens of people. | Gunmen have opened fire on anti-government rally in eastern Thailand, killing a five-year-old girl and wounding dozens of people. |
The incident took place at a night market in the Khao Saming district of Trat province late on Saturday. | |
Attackers threw explosives and shot at demonstrators at a rally called by the People's Democratic Reform Committee. | |
Tensions across Thailand have escalated since a wave of anti-government protests began in November. | |
The demonstrators want Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign to make way for an appointed interim government, but she has refused. | |
On Tuesday several people were killed in clashes that erupted in Bangkok, when police began clearing protest sites. | |
The latest attack occurred in Trat province, about 300km (180 miles) south-east of the capital. | |
A five-year-old girl died from a gunshot wound to the head, hospital officials say. | |
At least 30 other people are believed to have been injured. Another child is said to be in a critical condition. | |
No group has said it carried carried out the attack. | |
But the BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says suspicion will fall on armed groups on the fringe of the so-called "Red Shirt" supporters, who back Ms Yingluck. | |
The pro-government movement, which has so far remained largely peaceful, is due to hold its own demonstration later. | |
There have been a number of attacks on anti-government protest sites in Bangkok but these are now well guarded, our correspondent adds. |