Anti-government protesters in Thailand leave camp

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-14-2009 20:12

Anti-government protest leaders in Thailand say they are calling off their demonstrations after combat troops ringed their last stronghold. The riots have plunged Thailand's capital into chaos.

A Thai anti-government protester leaves Government House through a line of soldiers in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

About two-thousand protesters began to abandon their encampment on Tuesday.

Protest leader Suporn Attawong says the Red Shirts are ready to leave.

They are supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who are calling for the current national leader to resign and new elections.

Two days of rioting has left two dead and more than 120 injured in clashes across the city.