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Red-clad protesters pour blood at Thai PM's residence

BANGKOK - Thai protesters poured their own blood at the gates of the prime minister's residence Wednesday, but their four-day rally backing their ousted political hero appeared to be running out of steam.

Thousands of red-shirted protesters loyal to fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra massed in heavy rain at a police barricade outside the building, as a small group spilled the blood.

Police said a 1,000-strong security force had been deployed and six checkpoints set up around the residence of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in the affluent Sukhumvit district of Bangkok, where the Reds paralysed traffic...more.

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Blood bath outside the Thai Prime Minister's office
 
Red shirts start shedding blood
Photos: The Nation, Reuters, AFP    

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