Soldiers exchange gunfires with red shrits protesters

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Red shirts threw explosives into soldiers at Si Yak Kor Woe site, injuring about 20 soldiers

 

Both sides then opened fires at each other.

 

Nation Channel reporter reporter said that all reporters were barred and pushed back to be behind soldiers' columns.

 

 

Sounds of exchange of gunfires were heard sporadical

 

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Thai PBS says protesters return gunfire at troops

 

Thai PBS reported that protesters used gun they seized from troops to fire back at soldiers at the Kokwua Intersection

 

The station's field reporter that both side exchanged gunfire.

 

The reporter said some troops fired into the sky while others fired at the protesters.

 

The red-shirt guards advised the protesters to take cover while exchanging gunfire with troops.

 

The station reported live at 8:30 pm that many people were injured at the Kokwua Intersection.

 

Nation reporters at the field said troops fired rubber bullets at protesters but protesters fired real bullets at troops, injuring several of them. The injured troops were rushed to hospitals.

 

The Nation

 

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<< The red-shirt guards advised the protesters to take cover while exchanging gunfire with troops. >>

 

 

Sensible advice.

 

 

BP reports:

 

7:20pm

 

 

Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd, spokesman for the Centre for Public Administration in Emergency Situations, dismissed red-shirts' claims that troops fired real bullets at red-shirt protesters.

 

Only senior soldiers were allowed to carry guns with real bullets, and they would be on the back of cordons to fire the bullets into the open air to scare protesters away, he said.

 

Col Sansern said that the crackdown on protesters was unavoidable, and it was performed by following international standards.

 

He also claimed that some protesters were armed, and that two security personnel deployed around Khok Wua intersection suffered gunshot wounds.

 

"We would like to reiterate that all security personnel are concerned of people's safety," he said.

 

 

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