Bloody clashes in Bangkok, 21 killed and 874 wound

The political crisis in Thailand last month, presumably, will not subside. The mass of protesters,''''The Red Shirt, refused to negotiate with the government yesterday (12 / 4).

They will not give up the fight demands the dissolution of parliament and the acceleration of the election.

In fact, the mass anti fixed yesterday took to the streets and set up tents in some corners of Bangkok. They were adamant stand on the street after bloody clashes with the army and security forces last Saturday afternoon (11 / 4).

''The time for negotiation has been exhausted. We do not want to negotiate again with the killers,''said Weng Tojirakarn, the Red Shirt leader, told Reuters. ''We must keep fighting,''he continued. She said the protesters did not plan any action yesterday in honor of those killed in the incident a day earlier.

In the incident last Saturday, the soldiers sprayed water cannon and firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators who occupied the road last month and the commercial district of Bangkok. The mass of protesters responded with molotov cocktails and other weapons. Between the two camps clash took place near the bridge and Rajdumnoen Phan Fah Road in Bangkok.

At least 21 people were killed and 874 others wounded in a bloody incident by a local newspaper known as The Battle for Bangkok. The death toll of four soldiers and 17 civilians and protesters. One of the victims killed were journalists, namely Reuters TV cameraman Hiro Muramoto, 43, a Japanese national. After the incident, soldiers were ordered back to barracks to avoid the situation worse.

These clashes are the worst political violence in Thailand in the last two decades or since 1992 when a similar incident between the mass of demonstrators and soldiers. At that four protesters were killed.

Bangkok looks calm atmosphere yesterday. However, traces of collision are still visible. Shell casings, a pool of blood, and a number of damaged military vehicles littered the streets. Some are located near tourist area.

Thousands of protesters still took to the street in Bangkok yesterday and occupied the two areas along the main shopping area in a city of 15 million people. Army did not do anything yesterday.

Massa was also showing off a stack of Red Shirt which they seized weapons from the army. Including, pistols, rifles, and large-caliber machine guns. More than a dozen military vehicles, consisting of armored, the Humvee, and trucks-was overthrown and the disabled protesters.

On Khao San Road, known as the paradise of backpacker in Bangkok, photographed the masses abuzz over a military vehicle was confiscated. Tourists did not miss the opportunity to take pictures. The area is also a great clash last Saturday.

Red Shirt mass-some of their workers and peasant supporters of former Prime Minister (PM) Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown in a coup in 2006 - mengultimatum PM Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and to leave Thailand. Negotiations, it seems, the mass loss because the Red Shirt would not change their demands.

The Thai government has denied that the soldiers started firing in the incident last Saturday with lead bullets. Weapons''(with bullets tin) is used only to defend themselves and to be fired into the air. We did not find any evidence that the soldiers use weapons to the masses,''said Panitan Wattanayagorn, a spokesman for the government. ''The purpose of government is to avoid widespread unrest and restore the city to normal,''he continued.

Abhisit also deplored the clashes on Saturday. She apologized to the families of the victims. However, he stated that the soldiers just run the task. Through television shows, Abhisit also called for a meeting and dialogue with the leaders of the Red Shirt. But it rejected calls for protesters.

''There's no chance to return (to negotiate) at this time,''said Nida Singjaroen, 36, farmer demonstrators who also Surin Province, eastern Thailand. ''We will fight to the finish. We want answers to what happened to the people. Abhisit must be responsible.''

Despite yesterday's quiet capital city, just a tense situation happening outside Bangkok. Thailand's mass media reports, about 500 sympathizers of the Red Shirt forced back into the Thaicom satellite station in the north of Bangkok. Other reports suggested, an M-79 grenade exploded after being thrown into the headquarters of Channel 5 TV stations owned by Thai soldiers in Phayao Province yesterday morning. There were no fatalities in the incident.

The situation is forcing some countries to warn their citizens. South Korea and China asked its citizens not to visit Bangkok. Australia warned its citizens on possible violence continued in Thailand.

The U.S. does not update the travel warning issued last week when entry into a state of emergency in Bangkok. Spokesman U.S. Kemenlu P.J. Crowley declared,''Washington last Saturday deplored the violence''and urged the government and protesters restraint.