Red Shirts continue blood protests in Bangkok

Anti-government protesters have continued their blood protests in Bangkok. They staged a rally Tuesday evening outside the party headquarters of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Demonstrations extended into night, after a bloody day. Earlier the Red Shirts gathered at the Government House to splash 300 liters of their blood at the gates. Protesters are pressing the government to step down.

Jatuporn Prompan, Thai Red Shirt Leader, said, "Peaceful protest means using our own blood not the blood of others. It's better to struggle through peaceful means than resort to violence."

Thailand's red-shirted demonstrators poured blood in front of the Government House on March 16, 2010, as a measure to pressure the government to dissolve the parliament. (Xinhua/Reuters)