Thai PM calls for halt to violence

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-13-2009 08:58

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has called for a revolution after rioting erupted in Bangkok.

Protesters in the Thai capital have commandeered public buses and swarmed military vehicles in defiance of the state of emergency declared by the government.

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, center, arrives for a meeting before declaring a state of emergency at Interior Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, April 12, 2009.(AP Photo)

In the latest update from Thailand a Thai army spokesman says that gunshots were fired in a clash between hundreds of soldiers and red-shirted protesters in Bangkok early on Monday morning.

The gunfire began at about 4:30 a.m. local time on Monday and about 300 protesters were involved in the clash.

There have been some reports of casualties by medical staff and Thai television, but no confirmation as of yet. Please stay with CCTV International for more updates on the evolving situation in Thailand.

Anti-government protesters roamed Bangkok furiously smashing armored vehicles looting and attacking men they suspected to be senior government officials.

Police say some 30-thousand demonstrators were scattered around the city on Sunday, blocking 20 intersections on the city street.