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Man shot and killed in Bangkok street protests

The Associated Press, Bangkok | Fri, 05/14/2010 4:38 PM
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A doctor says a 33-year-old man has been shot and killed in violence tied to ongoing street protests in the Thai capital.

Suwinai Busarakamwong of Kluay Namthai Hospital in Bangkok says the man was brought to the hospital Friday with a gunshot wound to the chest.

It is the first death reported in Friday's violence and the second in less than 24 hours. Street clashes overnight killed one Red Shirt protester. At least another 12 people have been wounded, including a Thai photographer and a foreign journalist.

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