BANGKOK, April 10 (Reuters) - Thai troops fired directly at 'red shirt' protesters at a bridge next to the regional U.N. headquarters, wounding at least one in the arm, a Reuters photographer said.
The army has been told to 'reclaim' a protest site at the nearby Phan Fah bridge in old Bangkok. There were about 4,000 protesters left in the area and the troops had about 200 metres to clear before they get to the main stage, an army spokesman said.
Hundreds of troops also massed at a downtown protest site, apparently ready to move in, and the crowd was growing by the hour.
(Reporting by Damir Sagolj and Ambika Ahuja; Writing by Nick Macfie; Editing by Alan Raybould)
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The army has been told to 'reclaim' a protest site at the nearby Phan Fah bridge in old Bangkok. There were about 4,000 protesters left in the area and the troops had about 200 metres to clear before they get to the main stage, an army spokesman said.
Hundreds of troops also massed at a downtown protest site, apparently ready to move in, and the crowd was growing by the hour.
(Reporting by Damir Sagolj and Ambika Ahuja; Writing by Nick Macfie; Editing by Alan Raybould)
((alan.raybould@thomsonreuters.com; +66 2648 9721; Reuters Messaging: alan.raybould.reuters.com@reuters.net; )) Keywords: THAILAND FIRING/ (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.