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                         Gunmen Attack Thailand Protest

   Authorities in Thailand say at least two people were killed and around
   41 wounded, when unidentified gunmen attacked an anti-government rally
   on Saturday night.
   Around 500 supporters of the opposition People`s Democratic Reform
   Committee were gathered at a rally in the province of Trat, about 300
   kilometers east of the capital of Bangkok, when the gunmen drove by in
   two pickup trucks, throwing at least two explosive devices and firing
   randomly into the crowd.
   Police say some of the victims were critically injured and the death
   toll could increase. At least one of the dead is reported to be a young
   girl.
   Saturday`s attack was the latest in a series of violent clashes that
   have left at least 17 people dead since November.
   Both sides appeared to be using weapons during a conflict Tuesday near
   the Government House in central Bangkok. A Human Rights Watch
   researcher told VOA that militants had M79 grenade launchers and were
   firing at police.
   The unrest is the country`s worst political violence since 2010. Ms.
   Yingluck`s opponents contend her government is corrupt and controlled
   by her billionaire brother, exiled ex-prime minister Thaksin
   Shinawatra.
   Ms. Yingluck tried to resolve the conflict with early elections this
   month, but the opposition boycotted the vote and disrupted it in
   several areas, preventing a definitive result until more polls can be
   held.
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