Bangkok protests: A view from the ground
Elliot Brennan
The week here in Bangkok began in dramatic fashion. A small improvised bomb exploded at an anti-government protest site, injuring six on Monday morning. The explosion followed a weekend accented by two M79 grenades launched into a protest site in the city’s north – no one was injured.
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