PROLONGED CONFLICT
The Associated Press , Bankok, Thailand | Tue, 10/07/2008 9:59 AM | Headlines
Anti-government protesters duck in tear gas smoke in front of
parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. Police fired
tear gas Tuesday at several thousand demonstrators attempting to block
access by lawmakers to the Parliament building in the Thai capital. A protester was reported seriously injured
after an explosion blew off his lower left leg during clashes with the police. The exact
source of the explosion was not immediately known. (AP/Wason Wanichakorn)