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| A suspected car bomb has killed one person in Bangkok, as tensions rise in the long-standing political crisis. | A suspected car bomb has killed one person in Bangkok, as tensions rise in the long-standing political crisis. |
| The device went off close to where police and anti-government protesters clashed earlier on Tuesday. It is unclear if the incidents are related. | The device went off close to where police and anti-government protesters clashed earlier on Tuesday. It is unclear if the incidents are related. |
| Deputy PM Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said he was resigning over the clashes, in which about 100 people were injured. | Deputy PM Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said he was resigning over the clashes, in which about 100 people were injured. |
| The protesters have now regrouped and are thought to be trying to prevent some lawmakers leaving parliament. | The protesters have now regrouped and are thought to be trying to prevent some lawmakers leaving parliament. |
| Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat reportedly managed to leave by climbing through a barbed wire fence at the back of the building, before being flown to safety. | Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat reportedly managed to leave by climbing through a barbed wire fence at the back of the building, before being flown to safety. |
| The protesters say Mr Somchai and his recently ousted predecessor, Samak Sundaravej, are just proxies for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. | The protesters say Mr Somchai and his recently ousted predecessor, Samak Sundaravej, are just proxies for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. |
| They are members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), a group that wants to replace the one-man, one-vote system with a system in which some of the representatives are chosen by professions and social groups rather than the general electorate. | They are members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), a group that wants to replace the one-man, one-vote system with a system in which some of the representatives are chosen by professions and social groups rather than the general electorate. |
| Mr Thaksin, Mr Somchai's brother-in-law, was forced from office in a military coup in 2006. | Mr Thaksin, Mr Somchai's brother-in-law, was forced from office in a military coup in 2006. |
| The protesters have been occupying the grounds of government buildings for six weeks, but the demonstration had so far been largely peaceful. | The protesters have been occupying the grounds of government buildings for six weeks, but the demonstration had so far been largely peaceful. |
| Mr Somchai said on Tuesday that he was not considering imposing a state of emergency in Bangkok. | Mr Somchai said on Tuesday that he was not considering imposing a state of emergency in Bangkok. |
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| Police clash with anti-government protesters | Police clash with anti-government protesters |
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