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Last night, there was additional violence in the Silom area of Bangkok. Red shirts have been camped nearby outside Lumpini Park since the beginning of the week, and there was a huge security presence in the area all week. Last night, the "multicolored" or "no-colored" shirts held a counter-protest down the street, on Silom Road under the Sala Daeng BTS station. Four grenades were launched into the area, resulting in several deaths and more injuries.
I was at a bookclub (of mainly Embassy personnel) when we heard a succession of cell phones ringing, indicating text messages. It's now a common sound when around other Embassy people, as we get several text messages from the Embassy each week with updates about the protests. Luckily, everyone got home ok. Also, thankfully, the people who work at our research clinic (a 5-minute walk from where the protests are occurring) were fine and all of the patients were safely evacuated from the building.
Who would have thought the Land of Smiles would become such a volatile place so quickly?
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