Thailand: Protest camp attacked, 23 casualties

AFP reported that Thai police and health officials said two people were killed and 21 others injured in an attack early on May 15 targeting an anti-government protest camp in the capital Bangkok, bringing the death toll in the past 6 months in the country to 27.

According to information on the website of Bangkok's Erawan Emergency Center, "there were 2 people killed, 21 injured" and the police also confirmed this casualty figure./.

Thai riot police stand guard outside a television station in Bangkok on May 9. (Source: AFP/VNA)

On May 12, supporters of the anti-government protest movement moved to surround the government building in a plan they called the "final battle" to overthrow the current government.

According to VNA