State of Emergency in Bangkok: The Songkran Riots

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Thai soldiers clear out Red Shirt protesters on the first day of the 2009 Songkran New Year celebrations. The soldiers, many of them young worked methodically to restore order. 13th April 2009

in Politics, on the 12th of April 2009

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สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154482

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154483

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154484

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161934

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154485

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154614

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 159387

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 159386

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 159385

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 159383

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154616

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 159382

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161925

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 159766

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161924

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 159763

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161926

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 159761

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161932

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161929

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161931

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161928

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161927

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161930

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154486

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154609

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154494

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154493

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154495

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161935

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154611

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 161933

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

ID: 154492

สงกรานต์ Songkran (Thai New Year)
สงคราม Songkram (war)

On 13 April, the first day of the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations red shirted members of the United Front for Democracy against dictatorship's (UDD) were cleared from the streets by the Thai army. It was a climatic end after red shirts rallied en mass in Bangkok.

Tags anti government protest, APC, army, Bangkok, infantry, pro thaksin, Red Shirts, red shirts in bangkok, Songkran, Songkran 2009 Riots, Thai Army, Thailand, UDD

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