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Thai police warned students Friday to avoid street protests after a gunman shot and wounded two students demonstrating against the embattled prime minister, raising new fears of violence in the country’s tense political crisis.
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Thai riot police officers march out of the government house compound after being after being ordered by their commander to leave during a demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.Thai police muscled into crowds of anti-government...
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