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Death toll from Thai clashes rises to 29

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-05-16 21:00

BANGKOK - Some 29 persons have lost their lives during clashes between troops and protestors as of Friday in capital Bangkok, Thai News Agency reported on Sunday evening.

Related readings:  Death toll rises to 16 in Thai clashes  Thai cabinet approves emergency in 5 more provinces  Thai gov't decides not to declare curfew in Bangkok  Thai troops battle red shirts as crisis deepens

The government's Center for Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) said on Friday morning that it will keep pressure on the "red-shirt" protestors to end their prolonged rally.

Troops started to seal off the "red-shirts" fortified encampment late on Thursday, prompting violent clashes in which Khattiya Sawasdipol, chief military adviser to protestors, was admitted to hospital after being shot in the head.

The anti-government "red-shirt" rally in central Bangkok has held out since March 12 as the Rathchaprason Intersection in central Bangkok is their main rally site.

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