Thaıland Polıtıcs Unrest

epa02157887 A man leaves the barricaded red shirt anti government protest site at Ratchaprasong,  Bangkok's upmarket commercial district as Thai military soldiers continue to prevent access into the Ratchaprasong protest site in Bangkok,Thailand, 15 May 2010, allowing those who went to leave to get out.  Clashes between Thai troopsanti-government protestors have left at least 16 deadleft dozens wounded during ongoing fighting that has turned the heart of the capital into a war zone. The government has launched an offensive against the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters  to force them from their protest site at Ratchaprasong Road, Bangkok?s upmarket commercial district.  EPA/BARBARA WALTON