Thaıland Polıtıcs Unrest

epa02119285 A Thai police officer ( C ) is being held as hostage by red shirts anti-government protesters after special forces failed to arrest protesters leaders at a hotel in Bangkok , Thailand , 16 April 2010 . Thai special forces raided a Bangkok hotel to arrest three leaders of the red shirt protest movement that clashed with troops on 10 April 2010 , leaving 23 deadmore than 800 wounded . All of the red-shirt leaders managed to escape while some police officers were briefly held as hostage .  EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT