Thaıland Polıtıcs Unrest

epa02158962 Signs are seen on the window of a restaurant near Victory Monument in Bangkok , Thailand , on 16 May 2010 , the restaurant remains closed . Gunfireexplosions rung through the Bangkok business district as the violence entered its fourth day . Authorities said the death toll from the ongoing clashes , which began on 13 May when a rogue general was shot in the head , have reached 24 , with around 198 injured . Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the military will not turn back this time unlike last month , when authorities retreated after clashes killed 25 people .  EPA/Udo Weitz