Thaıland Polıtıcs Unrest

THAILAND POLITICS UNRESTEPA02173322 A THAİ BUDDHİST MONK WİTH HİS ALMS BOWL WALKS PAST THE REMAİNS OF CENTRAL WORLD SHOPPİNG CENTER, WHİCH BURNED DOWN

epa02173322 A Thai Buddhist monk with his alms bowl walks past the remains of Central World shopping center, which burned down after it was set ablaze by anti-government protesters a week earlier in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 May 2010. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) organized a merit making ceremony comprising rituals from all five main religions in Thailand, including Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, HinduismSikhism, in the heart of the capital city at Ratchaprasong IntersectionSilom area after the end of the prolonged political demonstrationriots. Over the past two months, at least 85 people have died in protest related violence, including 11 security personnel, two foreign journalists72 civilians.  EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

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