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A grenade explosion has injured 46 people inside the opposition-occupied government house in the Thai capital Bangkok, emergency services say.A grenade explosion has injured 46 people inside the opposition-occupied government house in the Thai capital Bangkok, emergency services say.
The blast came as the authorities were trying to end a blockade of Bangkok's two main airports by People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters.The blast came as the authorities were trying to end a blockade of Bangkok's two main airports by People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters.
The protesters are demanding the prime minister's sacking and have occupied government house since August.The protesters are demanding the prime minister's sacking and have occupied government house since August.
A grenade attack there last Saturday injured eight of them.A grenade attack there last Saturday injured eight of them.
Suriyasai Katasila, a PAD spokesman, said the grenade had gone off just after midnight (1700 GMT), 300m (yards) from the stage in the government house compound.Suriyasai Katasila, a PAD spokesman, said the grenade had gone off just after midnight (1700 GMT), 300m (yards) from the stage in the government house compound.
"Protesters have returned to their positions, they are not scared," he told Thailand's Channel Three television."Protesters have returned to their positions, they are not scared," he told Thailand's Channel Three television.
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, seen by the protesters as an ally of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has refused to resign in the face of the protests.Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, seen by the protesters as an ally of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has refused to resign in the face of the protests.
The PAD - a loose alliance of royalists, businessmen and the urban middle class - say the government is corrupt and hostile to the monarchy.The PAD - a loose alliance of royalists, businessmen and the urban middle class - say the government is corrupt and hostile to the monarchy.
Airport tensionAirport tension
Protesters attacked two checkpoints near Bangkok's main airport on Saturday, forcing police to retreat.
Police had surrounded and cordoned off Suvarnabhumi international airport to block more protesters from arriving.
The blockade of Bangkok's two main airports has entered its sixth day but the protesters say they will not leave until the prime minister quits.The blockade of Bangkok's two main airports has entered its sixth day but the protesters say they will not leave until the prime minister quits.
The BBC's Jonathan Head says it is not clear why the police are so reluctant to end the sit-in, which is costing Thailand's economy dear. Protesters attacked two checkpoints near the main airport, Suvarnabhumi international, on Saturday, forcing police to retreat.
But he says the challenge of storming such a vast building - filled with people of all ages - without causing significant casualties may be beyond the police. And the army is still refusing to help. A few hundred police on duty are no match for the thousands of protesters, the BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Bangkok.
The government says it will now co-ordinate the evacuation of tens of thousands of stranded tourists with foreign embassies in Bangkok. The prime minister has staked his government's reputation on ending the occupation.
But with the prime minister still too nervous to come back to the capital from the north of the country, the government's authority to do anything is quickly evaporating. The army are against him and his grip on power appears to be slipping, our correspondent says, as tens of thousands of stranded travellers are running short on cash and short of patience.
The government has started commercial services from a nearby military base but the waiting list for flights runs into weeks.
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